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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-1

…beneficiary, provided that the beneficiary is protected by the applicable insolvency or civil law; 5° Commitments with an initial maturity of less than seven days to credit institutions or investment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-5

…that have been overdue for more than 6 months and number of contracts concerned in years N and N-1;5° Amount of death benefits under compulsory group contracts taken out within the company but not pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-55-3

…d to organise in their name and on their behalf during the gaming season defined in article L. 2333-55-2. II. - The quality artistic events mentioned in I of this article meet the following cumulative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

I. - Without prejudice to Articles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…ovisions of articles L. 1413-7 and L. 1413-12-3, the categories of data mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article R. 3113-2 relating to people who have undergone a negative biological screening test f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Special provisions for the preparation, distribution and administration of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis as part of the same medical procedure as the removal of the tissues or autologous cells used in their composition.

Article R4211-51-1

…erapy medicinal product as mentioned in Article R. 1124-6 and in the second paragraph of Article R. 5121-209, by the health establishment or army hospital which removes the autologous tissues or cells…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-13

…Where a commitment governed by the law of a third country is not excluded under I of Article L. 613-55-1 or does not constitute a deposit mentioned in the first indent of 6° of I of Article L. 613-55-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…pension whose effects have been recognised by the Agency pursuant to 10° of the I of article L. 232-5; 4° Obtained during events in which the athlete participated during the period of the ban when the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…o certify that it intends to make in its report on the annual or consolidated financial statements. 5. When the statutory auditor works with a public interest entity: - he shall communicate to the bod…

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