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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative bodies

Article D614-3

I. - The functions of member of the Financial Sector Advisory Committee and member of the Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation are free of charge.II. - The Banque de France provi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-19

The publisher shall transmit the digital file of a work to the Bibliothèque nationale de France within forty-five days of a request from the latter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-3

I.-The conclusion or renewal of the contract of engagement is subject to the reservist submitting to the Director General of the National Public Health Agency a certificate attesting to his or her med…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-3

For the application of c of 1 of II of article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code, cinematographic or audiovisual works that meet the following conditions are considered to be produced mainly i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-19

I.-Depending on the nature of the activity carried out, the radiation protection advisor :1° Advise on :a) the preliminary examination, from the point of view of radiation protection, of the plans of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R773-19

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 532-1 to R. 532-3n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-4No. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 532-6n° 2017-1253 of 9 Aug…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R774-19

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 532-1 to R. 532-3n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-4No. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 532-6n° 2017-1253 of 9 Aug…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-33

The TRACFIN (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins) department, provided for in Article L. 561-23, is attached to the Minister for the Economy and the Minist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article D450-3

I.-The Minister responsible for the economy shall inform the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority of any investigations he wishes to undertake into facts likely to fall within the scope of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-3

Appraisers are liable to the Caisse for the consequences of their appraisals. Consequently, if an item is not released or the pledge is not renewed, it is sold and the proceeds of the sale are not suf…

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