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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Adjustment of reporting obligations

Article 440-1

…esources, may either spontaneously, before the expiry of the period provided for the administration to exercise its right of recovery, or at the request of the administration within the period indicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-4

…isations and services carrying out prevention, diagnosis or care activities mentioned in article D. 1111-16-2 and medico-social establishments are :-health establishments ;-army hospitalsmedical biolo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-13

…entified, he or she is informed of this procedure without delay, by any means. He or she is invited to appear at the same time as the perpetrator, accompanied if necessary by his or her lawyer, before…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-43-1

This article applies to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. An electronic confirmation of receipt of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-4

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the contributions dedicated to the development of vocational training and work-linked training are managed by a single inter-professional skills operator. The conditions u…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R223-4-1

The essential data mentioned in article L. 223-4 are : 1° The number of professional members; 2° The amount of fees paid by professional members; 3° The number of consumers and telephone numbers on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-41-1

If there is any doubt about the language skills required to practise the profession, the President of the Conseil national de l'ordre or his representative will check that the candidate has a sufficie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-4-1

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply the due diligence measures intended to implement their obligations under this chapter on the basis of an assessment of the risks presented by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47-1

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 and, insofar as this is part of the normal exercise of their controls, the authorities referred to in I of Article L. 561-36, shall report to the Registrar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

The following are required to obtain and keep accurate and up-to-date information on their beneficial owners as defined in Article L. 561-2-2 : 1° Where they are established on French territory in acc…

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