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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-20

…s of the following persons: 1° The persons mentioned in A of I ofArticle L. 612-2 and in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 612-21 ; 2° Credit institutions, financial institutions and investment firms whose…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Examination of tenders

Article L2352-1

The provisions of articles L. 2152-1 to L. 2152-4, concerning irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders, articles L. 2152-5 and L. 2152-6, concerning abnormally low tenders, and articles L. 215…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-8

Health professionals' identification numbers are stored and managed by the Plateforme des données de santé and the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie, within the national health data system in ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-8

…rticle L. 1441-7 are assessed on the date of appointment.The candidacy conditions defined in 3° and 4° of article L. 1441-7 and those relating to the industrial tribunal, the college and the candidacy…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HK

Capital gains realised on the disposal of shares in a company defined in article 238 bis HE as well as those withdrawn from the redemption by the said company of its own shares are subject to the rule…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Therapeutic injunction by the trial court

Article L3425-1

The sentencing court may, as an additional penalty, require persons who have committed the offence provided for in article L. 3421-1 to submit to a therapeutic injunction, in accordance with the proce…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-6

…al choices made for the animation and the artistic project;3° The conditions for financing the work;4° The prospects for distributing the work, particularly on the international market;5° The amount o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-2

…nitor, evaluate and, where necessary, control the medical and biological activities provided for in 4° of Article L. 1418-1, the Agency shall carry out a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

An employee employed by a public entity that does not pay the contribution mentioned in article L. 6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Professional equality plan.

Article L1143-1

In order to ensure professional equality between women and men, the measures aimed at establishing equal opportunities provided for in article L. 1142-4 may be the subject of a professional equality p…

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