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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…ng, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence independently o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L742-15

…to L. 231-16 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-17 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-18 to L. 231-20 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-21Law 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 II.-Fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L743-15

…to L. 231-16 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-17 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-18 to L. 231-20 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-21Law 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 II.-Fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…to L. 231-16 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-17 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-18 to L. 231-20 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-21Law 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 II.-Fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-2

…anctions provided for in 4 and 5 of article L. 613-21 of this Code or in 3° to 5° of article L. 310-18 of the Code des Assurances.The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article must prod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…those referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-10-3, which have met, as from 1 January 2012 and for three consecutive financial years, one of the following conditions:a) The annual collec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…ded for 2017 in V of Article 33 of Law 2016-1917 of 29 December 2016 of the 2017 Finance Act. For 2018, the amount of this allocation, to which the rate of change provided for 2017 in V of Article 33…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…15. Payment of court rulings 16. Repayment of loans and fees 17. Taxes, duties and similar payments 18. Settlement and reprieve of debt Heading 2. Staff costs 21. Staff costs of local authorities, the…

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

Article L225-27-1

…directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of this code, directors representing employees.A company whose principal activity is to acquire a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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