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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

I. - In order to provide investment services, investment services providers other than portfolio management companies must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is issued by the Autorité de contrôl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

…estrict the processing of data in his pharmaceutical record under the conditions set out in article 18 of this regulation. These rights may be exercised with the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-22

…the information referred to in Article L. 4321-10-1; 5° The procedures for applying article L. 4321-18-1 in order to guarantee equal access for women and men to the various councils of the order of ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-3

…than one nomination paper. Nomination papers shall be delivered to the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente against a receipt or shall be sent to him by any means that confers a date and time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-7

…to a regional union whose members are elected; 2° Under the conditions laid down in article R. 4031-18 when he belongs to a regional union whose members are appointed. In the event of a temporary cess…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…assets referred to in the first paragraph is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the normal remaining useful life.The benefit of the exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-9

By way of derogation from Article 64 of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century, prior to initiating the group action mentioned in Article L. 1134-7, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-107

…en transmitted for enforcement to the French authorities in accordance with Articles 696-66 and 764-18, subsequent to the recognition in the territory of the Republic of the European protection order.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-56

…e related expenditure is recorded in a budget annexed to the budget referred to in articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-21, L. 5214-23, or L. 5216-8 as appropriate. The revenues of the annexed budget includ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1411-6

…rs a public service delegation agreement to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all documents and information…

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