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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1221-23

…ood or in recipients associated or possibly associated with the administration of a labile blood product;2° Serious adverse reaction: an adverse reaction resulting in death or life-threatening, disabl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-23

…° The lender shall send the delegated insurer, via the prospective borrower, on paper or on another durable medium, for each of the loans concerned, the following information: a) The initial capital;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-23

…ted to the civil party in respect of the following offences: 1° Offences reflecting a breach of the duty of probity, punishable under Articles 432-10 to 432-15 of the Criminal Code; 2° The offences of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article L312-23

The rules governing access by payment institutions and electronic money institutions to payment account services held by credit institutions on behalf of other payment service providers shall be objec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-23

…rised by the Autorité des marchés financiers of which they have become aware in the course of their duties, of the following nature:1. It constitutes a breach of the legal or regulatory provisions app…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L121-23

…r the provision of the service until he receives confirmation that the payment transaction has been duly initiated.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-231

…44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any form whatsoever, may put questions in writing to the Chairman of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVI: Leasing transactions

Article 239 sexies

…operty leased under a finance lease entered into with a société immobilière pour le commerce et l'industrie is less than the difference between the value of the property when the agreement was signed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-23

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of Article L. 513-3 of the Insurance Code, the professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total numb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring the obligation of continuing professional development

Article R4021-23

I.-Health professionals must provide proof of their commitment to continuing professional development: 1° In the case of doctors, dental surgeons and midwives, from the relevant council of the profess…

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