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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L764-13

…cember 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-6 Law 2016-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-28

…eparation of balance sheets is compulsory by law; 2° The attestations and certificates mentioned in II of Article 51 of Decree no. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 on public contracts proving that it has ful…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-4

…705-1, if the diploma validates training in at least one of the following subjects: I.-Accounting; II.-Finance; III.-Corporate management; IV.-Business law; V.-Commercial law; VI.-Monetary and financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-39

…Article L. 561-36 are carried out by agents of the national gaming authority authorised pursuant to II of Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-60

…the acquirer:1° To the owners of the equity securities referred to in Chapter I of Title I of Book II or of the other ownership interests that have been transferred to the acquirer ;2° To the person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-2

…can only take place after the skills assessment has been completed and must take this into account. II - If the vocational retraining project includes one or more actions to validate the acquired expe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Territories of health democracy

Article R1434-29

…f the stakeholders in the health system, and in particular that of users, to be taken into account. II - The Director General of the Regional Health Agency first obtains the opinions of the Prefect of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-79

…n advisor and the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire of the nature of the exposure. II - In both cases, the occupational physician will also inform the worker concerned without delay.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-113

…ental Code; 2° External contractors working in the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph. II - In the establishments mentioned in I, the employer may entrust the centre it has set up with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-4

…the most recent roll published by the body of the Association of New Caledonia or French Polynesia. II. -In the event of failure or impossibility for the body of the Association to elect members, the…

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