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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

…for collective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A summary of the management objective of the under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the committee comprises : 1° The Minister of Foreign Affairs ; 2° The Minister for European Affairs; 3° The Minister for Social Affairs; 4° The Minister f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

The Director is responsible for the smooth running of the school.In this capacity, he/she has the following responsibilities:1° He prepares the work of the Board of Directors and in particular the sch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…for a period in excess of a period that it defines, and subject to the provisions of II of article L. 1413-9 for those entered into at the request of the Minister for Health pursuant to the provision…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-120

…crease and, where applicable, the additional amount of the capital increase on the basis of Article L. 225-135-1 ;7° The opening and closing dates for subscription;8° The existence, for the benefit of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-12

The retail client may waive part of the protection afforded by the rules of conduct. In this case, the investment services provider other than an asset management company may treat the retail client a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-12

…ificate referred to in the first paragraph to the Office. Where the application is based on article L. 431-2, the medical certificate must be sent within the timeframe mentioned in that same article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…authorised to process personal data from the national health data system pursuant to III of article L. 1461-3 are as follows:1° The Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics, the Di…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

…erson remanded in custody pursuant to Articles 145-4 to 145-4-2 and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 345-1 to L. 345-6 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-12

Where, pursuant to articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, the court appoints a natural person to perform the duties of judicial administrator or judicial representative who is not registered on one of the lis…

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