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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…euros: 1° Carrying out an activity or using a process, device or substance prohibited under Article L. 1333-4 ; 2° Exposing people beyond the limit values set by the decrees adopted for the applicatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-2

…lity of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation are deleted; 3° In article L. 611-1: a) In 6°, the words: "has disregarded article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code" are replaced b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-10

By way of derogation from Articles L. 613-55-8 and L. 613-55-9, where the collège de résolution directly supervises the person subject to a resolution procedure pursuant to the provisions of paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-1

Investment services relate to the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and include the following services and activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of III of Article L. 522-8, payment institutions may engage in an activity other than the provision of payment services on a regular basis, subject to the legi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Employee member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture.

Article L2412-9

…also applies to the former representative or candidate during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

…esentative or to the candidate for local representative during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-9. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

…mation about a voluntary interruption of pregnancy or the prior procedures provided for by articles L. 2212-3 to L. 2212-8 by any means, including electronically or online, in particular by disseminat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-6

…conditions for their extension.II - Persons belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve prov…

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