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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-120

…cteristics are defined in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-73 may, in accordance with Article R. 214-95 and under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

…ment, administrative and supervisory bodies of the undertaking; 10° Information relating to compliance with the rules of good conduct and professional ethics applicable to the management company of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-128

The summary report on the performance of the external valuation experts mentioned in article L. 214-55 is made available to unitholders or shareholders who request it, within forty-five days of the pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-12

As soon as possible after an unaccompanied minor has lodged an asylum application, the administrative authority conducts a search for the members of his or her family, while protecting the best intere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-12

…ent contract is exposed to ionising radiation and when, at the end of his contract, this exposure exceeds the annual limit value in relation to the duration of the contract, the employer shall offer h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-12

…drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to article R. 2151-6. It does not require a certified translation except where this is justified by an overriding reason relating to the public…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

…dium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises or to craft businesses within th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-12

The medical report referred to in article R. 425-11 is drawn up by an Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration doctor on the basis of a medical certificate drawn up by the doctor who usual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-12

As of 1 January 1991, the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region contributes to the improvement of living conditions in the urban communes of Ile-de-France that bear particular b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-12

The response to the request to query the register is sent by an official of the Agence de la biomédecine expressly authorised for this purpose by the Director General of this establishment.

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