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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

…13-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D784-21

…s applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30 December 2008D. 632-5No. 2010-1715 of 29 De…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-3

Any advertisement within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1 made to the public or to healthcare professionals for a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 benefiting from an early…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-13

The processing mentioned in article 230-12 may contain data on persons, without age limitation: 1° Against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-2

Articles L. 3211-3, L. 3211-4, L. 3211-6, L. 3211-8, L. 3211-9, L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-4 and L. 3211-12-6 apply to prisoners hospitalised on account of their mental disorder, subject to the restrict…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

…anufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated advertising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-2

…grounds that they consider themselves to be in a conflict of interest situation pursuant to Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, shall be mentioned in the minutes. A member who has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

…vided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the terms and conditions set out in articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…g in plenary session and at least three members when deciding in section. When, pursuant to Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, a member does not take part in the deliberations of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-92

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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