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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the departmental prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State; 2° References to the Court of Appeal are replaced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R79

…Banque de France, referred to in connection with applications for employment, tenders for public works or public contracts or with a view to disciplinary proceedings; 9° To public authorities referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-19

…ulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 6° Shares or units in the following FIAs or undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities: a) Feeder undertakings for collective in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…toring central venous catheters and implantable vascular access devices put in place by a doctor;4° bis Monitoring and removal of perineural catheters for postoperative analgesia set up by a doctor;5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

…r the company exploiting the proprietary medicinal product has the necessary means to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities incumbent upon it in the field of pharmacovigilance; e) The address of the p…

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

Article L621-5-3

…00. It is payable on the day the document is submitted; 4° Upon notification or authorisation to market in France a foreign collective investment scheme or a foreign investment fund or a subfund of su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…tements d'outre-mer and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer :2° a) Insurance and reinsurance undertakings governed by the Insurance Code;b) The collective investment schemes mentioned in I of Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I to Saint-Barthélemy :1° In Article R. 2111-9:a) 2° is deleted ;b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask the statutory auditors of persons subject to its supervision for any information on the business and financial situation of the entity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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