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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

…shall be made in accordance with the conditions laid down in that Article.The persons mentioned in 12° to 13° of Article L. 561-2 are not subject to the provisions of the first paragraph when their a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

…me of professional equality resulting from the application of article L. 2242-11 or article L. 2242-12 or, failing that, 2° of article L. 2242-13. When the company is covered by an action plan in appl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

…ution mutual insurance companies of shipowners, which insure only risks classified under classes 6, 12 and 17 mentioned in Article R. 321-1 or under class 17 mentioned in Article R. 211-2 of the Mutua…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-3

…ets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC to whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-5-1

…Article L. 1111-2 ; 2° The implementation of the employment obligation as set out in Articles L. 5212-2 to L. 5212-5 ; 3° The methods of discharging the employment obligation as set out in Articles L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2-2

…tising within the coordinated practice arrangements referred to in articles L. 1411-11-1 or L. 1434-12, and social and medico-social establishments.The medical project includes a section on "palliativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-4

…le R. 1333-153; 11° Not issuing the acknowledgement of receipt provided for in Article R. 1333-155; 12° Not having the updated inventory provided for in I of Article R. 1333-158; 13° Not transmitting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-84

The technical area includes a preparation room with a usable floor area of at least 12 square metres, equipped with a washable and disinfectable preparation table accessible from at least three sides,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies, mixed financial holding companies, financial conglomerates, mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies.

Article R517-11

…of the management team; 3° Information relating to compliance with the provisions of Article L. 511-12-1 and R. 511-3-2 as regards shareholders and members, where one of the subsidiaries of the financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-23

…on shall be confirmed as soon as possible by the authorised person.IV. - The persons referred to in 12° to 13° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 shall personally fulfil the reporting obligation referred to…

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