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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-38

The wanted persons file referred to in article 230-19 is governed by decree no. 2010-569 of 28 May 2010.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-14

…surance and Reinsurance (Solvency II), in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension fun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-50

…overned by the law of another Member State of the European Union listed in Annex II to Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L752-14

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L753-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-46

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 relating to devices incorporating products of human or animal origin, or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are involved…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-10

…t have obtained a specific authorisation. When it takes prudential measures under Articles 8, 10 or 11 or other articles of the same regulation, it consults the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-36

The Regional Intervention Fund is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 5…

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