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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

…pended sentence of at least six months for : a) One of the offences provided for in Title I of Book III of the Criminal Code and for offences provided for by special laws and punishable by the penalti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-38-1

…t dedicated to haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; b) An age-appropriate intensive care unit. III - The holder has, on site or by agreement, access to a technical platform for carrying out medic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…recently given birth or who are breastfeeding, and to young workers, as set out in Chapters II and III of Title V; 2° Employers' obligations with regard to the use of workplaces as set out in Title I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L774-47

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article D2223-103

…e accredited inspection body will immediately inform the prefect so that the procedure mentioned in III can be implemented. When the accredited inspection body finds a non-conformity that is a threat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the college of resolution authorities and the college of European resolution authorities

Article L613-59-1

…ties. II. - The college of European resolution authorities shall exercise the powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-59 in respect of subsidiaries and, where applicable, branches. These powers in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-8

…ons of medical biologists. Subject to compliance with the thresholds provided for in application of III of article 6 of the aforementioned law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, this transfer may also b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Jurisdictional rules

Article L716-5

…ounds listed in Article L. 711-2, in points 1 to 5, 9 and 10 of the I of Article L. 711-3, in point III of the same Article and in Articles L. 715-4 and L. 715-9; 2° Claims for forfeiture based on art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-16

…he basis of the information provided by the provider of actions contributing to skills development. III - The data relating to the beneficiaries of actions contributing to the development of skills is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

…ly national roads 3 and 4 are transferred to the department. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of III of article 18 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities, the…

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