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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…ance with the procedures set out in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. 4. The amount of compensation due to holders of unidentified securities shall be deposited, and wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…tic medical device intended by the manufacturer to be used by the public in a domestic environment; 4° Device undergoing a performance evaluation: any in vitro diagnostic medical device subjected by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of members

Article R6143-4

…ointed by order of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which their main institution is located. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall notify the aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-4

…or inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, pursuant to articles L. 2123-12, L. 2123-14-1, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12, and L. 7227-12 of this code and to article L. 121-37 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

…ies to the agreements referred to in articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code; in other cases, they are adopted by the Union nationa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4

Where the parent undertaking of an investment service provider other than a portfolio management company is a credit institution, an investment firm, a financial holding company, a mixed financial hol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-49

…request. Such acquiescence shall not prevent the exercise of the rights provided for in article L. 145-50.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-1

…ty pact or the cohabitee, to represent or assist the person under the conditions set out in article 467 or to perform one or more acts on his or her behalf under the conditions and in accordance with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Adjustment of reporting obligations

Article 440-1

…ssion, in the declarations submitted within the time limits. The penalties provided for in articles 410 to 412 are not applicable where this regularisation: 1° Is accompanied by payment of the duties…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-4

I.- Within the framework of the missions provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-1-2 and L. 451-3, the information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 of the present code and the insurance companie…

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