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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-15

I.-The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 512-7 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. II - The guarantee commitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-5

…o jure in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 151-1 ; 2° Article L. 151-2 ; 3° Articles L. 151-3 to L. 151-7. : II.-For the application of I, decrees issued on the report of the ministers responsible for ove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-3

Only centres authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 2142-7 may store embryos with a view to their reception and implement this.Centres that are not authorised to store embryos with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-4

…e la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Law No 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or more prenatal diagnostic activities in practice on the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22-1

…te of the European patent with unitary effect in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012; 2° Of the mention of a derogation pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 83…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-1

…o the last paragraph of Article L. 2152-1. For the liberal professions defined in Article 29 of Law 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 on vocational training, employment and social democracy, in the case of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…g, including those of the European regulations on restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as those adopted pursuant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…ney laundering and terrorist financing, to impose its obligations on the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis of Article L. 561-2 and on the group parent undertakings mentioned in Article L. 561-33 for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

The Minister for the Economy shall set up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspecti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-44

The conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the conditions for challenging the members of the National Enforcement Committee, are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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