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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers: 1° Shares in mutual and cooperative banks mentioned inarticle L. 512-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Certificats mutualiste…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pensions

Article R143-2

…which, on the date of calculation of the said transfer, would hypothetically result in the same individual rights in the original contract as those of the member requesting the transfer.For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title I: Public offerings

Article D411-2

The threshold referred to in 2° of article L. 411-2 is set at 8 million euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-2

A medical biology laboratory may also carry out biological activities relating to medically assisted procreation and pathological anatomy and cytology examinations. The biological activity of medicall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-2

…of Article R. 2123-1 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations, as well as to con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sailors.

Article L742-2

The provisions of Title III of Book 1 relating to collective labour agreements or contracts, of Title IV (Chapter 1) of the same Book 1 relating to the minimum growth wage and of Title II of Book V re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-2

…by regulation, provide care : 1° To persons subject to psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Code or Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-21

Where there are not enough alternate members to replace the full members who have ceased to hold office for any reason, additional elections shall be held within a maximum period of six months followi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-22

The time limit for appeals to the competent administrative court is fifteen days. This time limit runs, for practitioners and voters, from the day of the election and, for the High Representative of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-20

…own to determine those members whose term of office expires at the end of three or six years respectively. Subsequent renewals of the disciplinary chambers take place within four months of the date on…

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