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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

…firm in accordance with Directive 2014/65/EU, as a credit institution in accordance with Directive 2013/36/EU, as an asset management company, a management company established in a Member State of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…334 of 26 March 2010 R. 4126-4 Decree no. 2004-802 of 29 July 2004 R. 4126-5Decree no. 2023-147 of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 De…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…ticle L. 2131-11 of this Code, article 432-12 of the French Penal Code or I of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life, when the local authority or grouping is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

…to the residual maturity of the commitments referred to in Article 72c(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. In such a case, the resolution c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…r in h and i of II of this article is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…ticles R. 331-2 to R. 331-53 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-1853 of 27 December 2021;Articles R. 321-4-1, R. 321-29, R. 328-1 to R. 328-8, R. 329-13 to R. 329-20, R. 34…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

…his obligations under Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…inema access formulas giving entitlement to multiple admissions, in accordance with articles L. 212-27 to L. 212-31; 11° It grants authorisation for the organisation of open-air film screenings, in ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Eligibility.

Article L723-4

…al company;4° ter Who are not subject to a prohibition, in accordance with the terms of Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, from exercising a commercial or industrial profession, from directing, admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…time corresponding to full-time work or at least equal to the period referred to in article L. 3123-27. It may vary over all or part of the period covered by the contract without exceeding the legal w…

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