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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-1

…the prohibition from practising or the withdrawal of the professional licence has been paid in full;4° No conviction has been entered in bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record subsequent to the sanctio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-3

…ment Committee will examine whether the application meets the conditions set out in Articles R. 621-41-1 and R. 621-41-2. If it does, the procedure is governed by article R. 621-39.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R524-4

…paid in principal, costs and accrued interest, together with an indication of the rate of interest; 4° A summons to pay this sum, failing which the seized assets will be sold; 5° A statement, in very…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-44

…ument of the person signing the certificate. The prior declaration of travel provided for in 3° and 4° of Article 706-25-7 shall specify the dates, the destination of the planned travel and the addres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Aid for setting up and maintaining health professionals and health centres

Article R1511-44

The aid provided for in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1511-8 may consist of:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

…judge and the prison integration and probation service in accordance with the provisions of article 474, so that a measure mentioned in 1° of this I can be ordered in accordance with article 723-15 ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

…f the person and under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of III of article L. 1110-4. It is deemed to be authorised for all professionals who are members of the healthcare team. When…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-40

The employer or the person in charge of the establishment referred to in Article L. 4111-1 and the head of the establishment referred to in Articles R. 4153-38 and R. 4153-39 may, for a period of thre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-4

…ence before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° They reach the age stipulated by the legislative or regulatory provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

…stration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register have been filed with the clerk's office;4° A certificate from the partners stating :a) The nature and separate valuation of each of the cont…

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