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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-2

…n the exercise of the activity, pursuant to 3° of article L. 612-39 ; c) Deregistration pursuant to 7° of Article L. 612-39, in the case of a payment institution carrying out a hybrid activity within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to reinstatement in employment or office.

Article L2422-1

…ting body and representative on the committee of the company resulting from the cross-border merger;7° Employee representative on the supervisory board or board of directors of public sector undertaki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-4

Preimplantation diagnosis is the biological diagnosis carried out using cells taken from the embryo in vitro. Preimplantation diagnosis is only authorised in exceptional cases under the following cond…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…ispensing pharmacists, listed in section A; 6° One elected pair of pharmacists listed in section B; 7° One elected pair of pharmacists listed in section C; 8° Two elected pairs of pharmacists register…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-47

…t their first insurance policy, with a view to subsequently contributing to the establishment fund; 7° Provide for the distribution of surplus income; 8° Provide for the payment of fixed contributions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

Mutual insurance companies other than those referred to in Sections VI and VII of this Chapter are not required to obtain the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 if the follo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

I. - Articles R. 355-1, R. 355-1-1 and R. 355-6 are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of the previous paragraph, the reference to article L. 355-1 is replaced…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3371-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-8

The Competition Authority may declare, in a reasoned decision, that the referral is inadmissible for lack of interest or standing on the part of the referrer, or if the facts are time-barred within th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-8

I.-When setting up the assets and liabilities affected, the sole trader mentions the nature, quality, quantity and value of the assets, rights, obligations or sureties that he assigns to his professio…

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