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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-7

…Penal Code, the penalties set out inarticle 131-39 of the same code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the French Penal Code applies to the activity in the course of or in connect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-6

The Autorité de la concurrence shall examine whether the practices referred to it fall within the scope of Articles L. 420-1 à L. 420-2-2 ou L. 420-5, are contrary to measures taken pursuant to Articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Common provisions

Article 458

Sont affranchés des formalités à la circulation :1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° and 4° (repealed)5° (Repealed);6° Under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget mad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5

…or unable to act, to another of its members, to take individual decisions falling within its remit; 2° The Board may delegate powers to a specialised commission in accordance with III of Article L. 62…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-1

The extemporaneous preparation or possession of veterinary medicinal products for the purpose of selling or supplying them, whether free of charge or for consideration, by any person other than those…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article R1333-90

I.-The provisions of this section apply to the actions mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1333-1 and to the decisions mentioned in Article L. 1333-3 to prevent or reduce a risk related to situations of lon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-33

…e financial year are set: 1° At fifty for the number of employees at the close of a financial year; 2° At the amount provided for in 2° of article R. 612-1 of the Commercial Code of the annual resourc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article D4244-3

To qualify for the approval referred to in article L. 4244-2, the directors of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants must satisfy the conditions in terms of qualifications and diplomas lai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-280

…w no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of commerce and craft trades; 2° Within a period of three months, in the event of a change in circumstances affecting the obligati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-5

The material absence of the information provided for in III of article L. 112-2-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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