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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

Any final conviction against the directors of the management company or those of the custodian, pursuant to article L. 231-3, I and III of article L. 231-4, or articles L. 231-5 and L. 231-7, automati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-2

THE BENEFIT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 321-1-II (4°) DU CODE DE COMMERCE OPERATOR OF VOLUNTARY SALES OF FURNITURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS Managing director of a legal entity I,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-32

I.-Where the plan is not approved in accordance with the provisions of article L. 626-30-2, it may be adopted by the court at the request of the debtor or the court-appointed administrator with the ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies

Article A225-2

To issue the opinion referred to in a of II of Article R. 225-105-2, the independent third-party body shall examine the information referred to in I of Article R. 225-105. Where applicable, it shall i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-12

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-11 are :1° Issued or guaranteed by :a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-2

Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1, with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17°, or providing services associated with these products, shall m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-20

When entering into a relationship, the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services shall provide the customer, including the potential customer, with the following information: 1° Their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-3

The territorial public health establishment of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is responsible for a general mission of prevention and care, with or without accommodation. This establishment receives assistan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-23

The health establishment authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of Article R. 6123-1 :1° Sets up the premises and equipment to allow access to vulnerable persons, in particular disabled…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-1-1

The thresholds of six months' or one year's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°…

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