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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

…ence referred to in Article 706-47 and for carrying out the procedures provided for in Articles 706-53-5 et 706-53-8 ;3° To prefects and State administrations, the list of which is determined by the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-58

…chase shares may only be granted to the persons referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-185 unless the company meets at least one of the following conditions in respect of the financial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

Where the contracting party has irrevocably opted for the delivery of securities, units or shares pursuant to 2° or 3° of article L. 131-1, and has expressly stated in the contract that this option do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

The administrative authority shall notify the employer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation de…

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

Article L613-53-4

…her person ; 2° The bridge institution no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article L. 613-53-1 ; 3° All or most of the assets, rights or obligations of the bridge facility have been transfer…

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

Article L613-50-9

…e implementation of the measure referred to in the first paragraph.The provisions of Article L. 613-50-8 shall apply to reasonable expenses incurred by the acquirer in applying the first paragraph.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-56

…person heard by decision of the magistrate pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 2333-120-52, have been heard.The decision shall state the date on which it was handed down and, where applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-57

…ection 3 of this section; or 4° A fund declared under paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 of this section; 5° a fonds commun d'intervention sur les marchés à terme referred to in Article L. 214-42 as it read…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54-1

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than one office as chief executive officer of sociétés anonymes having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of…

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