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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L774-15

…dicated in the second column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…detention measure provided for by this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-17-1 and L. 521-17-2, the detention measure shall be lifted ipso jure if the applicant fails,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-2

…efore or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in 3° and 4° of article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-2

…ore or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is automatically de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…de precise and up-to-date information on their whereabouts to enable the tests mentioned in article L. 232-5 to be carried out:1° Athletes registered on the list of top-level athletes, elite athletes…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

…ervices that they provide in prisons and who, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 412-10 to L. 412-18 of the Prison Code, employ prisoners in a minimum proportion set by regulatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1-1

For the application of 4° of Article L. 6133-1 to army hospitals, the activities mentioned in the list provided for in Article L. 6147-7 are considered to be authorisations held by these hospitals.Aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-1

…n order to grant a reinsurance undertaking the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution des entreprises d'assurance shall v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

No research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may be carried out on a person without their free and informed consent, obtained in writing, after they have been given the information provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4…

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