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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 512-47, R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

When, on the occasion of the implementation of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 20: Exemptions.

Article R4534-156

The ministers responsible for labour and agriculture may, by decision taken on the report of the labour inspector and after consulting the Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail, authorise te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…plicable, the decisions taken on the basis of Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 612-32, L. 612-33 and L. 613-20-4 ; 2° Performs the tasks provided for in Article L. 613-20-1 , II, 2. When the Autorité de contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…uman person :1° The protocol for research involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicable, the pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the medicinal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

Sont également exonérés de l'impôt sous réserve des dispositions de l'article 208 A : 1° (Abrogé à compter du 1er janvier 1993) ; 1° bis-Les sociétés d'investissement qui sont régies par les articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determining the scope of application of agreements.

Article L2222-1

…ties.With regard to the agricultural professions mentioned in 1° to 3°, 6° and 7° of Article L. 722-20 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the scope of application of the agreements and convention…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: DEFENCE OR SECURITY PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article R2373-1

…of Title IX. They are also subject to the provisions of Book II, with the exception of Article R. 2200-1, subject to the following provisions: 1° The threshold provided for in Article L. 2211-5, abov…

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

Article D532-23

…asset management company intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle L. 532-23, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôl…

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