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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-4

…nformation concerning your driving licence with the prefectural service of your place of residence. III.-A space is reserved, in the event of non-payment by cheque, for affixing the part of the fine s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-3

…from receipt of a complete application, this will be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance. III - Approval is granted for a period of five years. By way of exception, for companies that have b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-1

…at the embryo or foetus has a condition likely to affect the course or monitoring of her pregnancy. III - The prescriber, doctor or midwife, communicates the results of these tests to the pregnant wom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-6

…sought for a research project involving national defence confidentiality as referred to in Chapter IIIa.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-1

…king Authority of the decisions referred to in the last two paragraphs of Ia of Article L. 613-20-1.III -When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution accepts, by bilateral agreement, resp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

…tive arrangements, including an order execution policy, to comply with the requirements of I above. III - The order execution policy shall include, in respect of each class of instruments, information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-3

…the related payment appropriations shall give rise to a statement attached to the budget documents. III - The provisions of this article shall apply to public administrative establishments that meet t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-5

…ned with the agreement of the resolution college or by its parent undertaking within the meaning of III of L. 511-20 with the agreement of the resolution college acting as resolution authority on a co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-73

…ereto, or the articles of association or company statutes, to the Conseil national for its opinion. III. - Any contract of association or partnership with a professional purpose between one or more nu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L763-3

…of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the…

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