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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-3

…course of or in connection with which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years; 3° Posting or broadcasting the sentence, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-33

…itoring of assisted return procedures managed by the French Office for Immigration and Integration; 3° To draw up statistics relating to these procedures and their execution.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-3

…les are involved; 2° The deposit formalities provided for in article R. 1113-4 have been completed; 3° The director of the establishment or an authorised person has agreed to the item(s) being held by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-32

…the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health service to which it reports; 3° The name and position of the electromagnetic field risk prevention advisor appointed by the emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 4153-7, L. 7124-1 to L. 7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Coordination Committee

Article R1233-5

…ging director of the Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Agency) or his representative; 3° The chairman of the board of directors of the Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'én…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions (R)

Article R5711-3

…expenditure/actual operating expenditure; 2° Operating and estate income/actual operating revenue; 3° Transfers received/actual operating revenue; 4° Borrowings made/gross capital expenditure; 5° Out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Standards and control

Article L4022-11

…ing, using, accessing and consulting individual accounts;2° The procedures for financing the system;3° Adaptations to the specific characteristics of healthcare professionals covered by the provisions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-7

…ounting case corresponding to the syllabus of the DPECF test. The mark is assigned a coefficient 3. 3° A test lasting two hours relating to the law of sale and the law of securities. The mark is assig…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-11

…of Article L. 311-29, any compensation paid in consideration for a transfer carried out pursuant to 3° and 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-36, Article L. 311-42, Article L. 311-48 or Article L…

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