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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-7

…neration form specifies the conditions for admissibility of the request provided for in article 495-18, the methods of payment of the deposit except in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15, as w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-28

…ht-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2, with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-22

…ht-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-1

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

…15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, water samples are taken by agents of the Regional Health Agency or by agents of a laboratory app…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-11

…the defendant must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 aforementioned and, failing this, on expiry of which they will be carried out by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-28

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

…ithout prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article D351-1

…312-1, D. 312-7, D. 312-8, D. 312-15 to D. 312-19 and D. 312-21 to D. 312-25 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 312-26 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L634-2

The procedure established, pursuant to I of Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned…

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