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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-20

…hs 11 and 12 of Article 35 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…21 of 29 December 2020 L. 214-32 to L. 214-33Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-34 law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 214-35 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-36 Act no. 2015-990 of 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-24

…mme mentioned in article R. 1321-23 may replace those carried out in application of article R. 1321-15 when the following two conditions are met:1° A quality management system is set up by the person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…er no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L. 532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…der no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L. 532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-4

…n of the District Court's decision. This appeal is subject to the conditions set out in articles R. 15-2 to R. 15-6 of the Electoral Code.The procedure is free of charge.III - The list is definitively…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21-1

A director may become an employee of a public limited company on whose board he sits if, at the close of a financial year, that company does not exceed the thresholds defining small and medium-sized e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-4

A foreign national who has been admitted to reside in another Member State of the European Union and enrolled in a mobility programme in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliam…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-10

The provisions of Article 17-8 apply, by way of interpretation, to changes of nationality resulting from annexations and cessions of territories resulting from treaties prior to 19 October 1945. Howev…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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