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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…g Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.II. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 sha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…ment and of the Council laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 as regards reinforced official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

…ph of Article R. 356-8 to ensure that the conditions mentioned in b, c and d of I of Article R. 356-24 are complied with at all times. If this is not the case, the undertaking concerned shall immediat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…an Certificate of Succession ;- Articles 44 to 57 and 60 of Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/1103 of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law, recognit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-2

…l also set the conditions for admission of members in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 424-5.The rules of the system and any amendments thereto shall be approved by the Autorité des marché…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° General-purpose investment funds mentioned in article L. 214-24-24 of the same code, private equity funds mentioned in article L. 214-27 of the said code, funds…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-1

…ese funds are returned to users who are exempted from the declaration provided for inArticle L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code. For the claim corresponding to the funds that could not be returne…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-2

…se funds are returned to holders who are exempt from the declaration provided for in article L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code. For the claim corresponding to the funds that could not be returne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…of the obligations provided for in Article 706-25-8 and the article 19-II de la loi n° 2015-912 du 24 juillet 2015; h) Where applicable, dates of committal and release; 3° Miscellaneous information:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of the I of Article L. 1245-5, when the elements or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 do not benefit from the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2, estab…

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