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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-A

…o in I, necessary to meet the capital conservation buffer requirement, increased, where applicable: 1° The countercyclical capital buffer requirement specific to the credit institution or finance comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-29

To obtain authorisation to carry out the activity mentioned in 1° of article R. 2131-22-2, establishments must be authorised, in application of article L. 2142-1 and under the conditions set out in ar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Length of traineeships

Article R6341-15

The duration of the internships is as follows: 1° Full-time internships: a) Maximum duration: three years; b) Minimum duration: forty hours; c) Minimum weekly duration: thirty hours; 2° Part-time inte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article R*763-4

Article R*. 421-6-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-733 of 4 May 2017.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article R*762-4

Article R*. 421-6-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-733 of 4 May 2017.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Persons responsible for social and personality investigations or contributing to judicial supervision or probationary suspension

Article R121-1

It is allocated to personality investigators and judicial controllers, authorised natural persons: 1° For the verification of the material, family or social situation of persons who are the subject of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-81

The properties referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-36 eligible for inclusion in the assets of an undertaking for collective real estate investment are : 1° Buildings let or offered for letting on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-6

…er provides care for adolescents and young adults aged between 15 and 24 suffering from cancer, it: 1° Relies on inter-hospital multidisciplinary referral teams for the care of these patients. These m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-27

The provisions of articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-3, article R. 1112-5 and articles R. 1112-7 to R. 1112-9 relating to information for patients and the communication of health information as defined in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the departmental prefect

Article R322-10

Without prejudice to the penalties set out in article L. 111-3, the Prefect may, under the conditions set out in articles R. 322-3 and R. 322-9, order the closure of an establishment whose operator op…

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