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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-45

…acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of article R. 6113-43. He prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemented. It pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-48

I. - The subsidiaries dedicated to carrying out the activities referred to in I of Article L. 511-47 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as investment firms or, wher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-41

If a person referred to in 4° of B of I or II of Article L. 612-2 has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with, or an app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-4

…ached to national defence secrecy, exposes the perpetrator to the penalties provided for in article 434-4 du code pénal. The search may only be carried out by virtue of a written decision by the magis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

…f the calculation and control operations would be out of proportion to the results to be achieved ; 4° The nature or conditions of the exploitation make it impossible to apply the rule of proportional…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-41

I.-For the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° to 6° of Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, the resolution college may decide to use one or more liability management structures to which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

…ommunicated to the policyholder. The policyholder is informed that the information mentioned in 1°, 4°, 6° and 7° may be provided on request. In addition, the insurer is required to provide all the in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-4

…on or maintenance of prisons, with the exception of management, registry and surveillance functions;4° The design, construction, fitting out, upkeep, hotel management and maintenance of detention cent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-47

…er to identify risk factors and the monitoring of advertising campaigns relating to these products; 4° To provide a common point of entry authorised to receive requests from customers, policyholders,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-4

…f apprenticeship contracts, prior to their submission under the conditions set out in article L. 6224-1. To this end, the consular chambers may be instructed by the skills operators to participate in…

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