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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-2

…ch national must be preceded by the issue of a certificate of capacity to marry drawn up after completion, with the diplomatic or consular authority competent with regard to the place of celebration o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

Article R4311-90

…shall at the same time elect all the full and alternate members of the college referred to in a of 1° and 2° ofarticle R. 4311-89 and renew half of the full and alternate members of the college refer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to apply the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-22

…nd may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-24-55 on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of I of Article R. 214-32-18 or traded over-the-counter, under the f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-1

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear disputes over the French or foreign nationality of natural persons shall be determined by decree.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Definition of banking-related transactions

Article L311-2

…to their business, such as : 1. Foreign exchange transactions ; 2. Transactions in gold, precious metals and coins; 3. Investment, subscription, purchase, management, custody and sale of securities a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of hearing aid acoustician, optician, prosthetist and orthotist for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for the disabled

Article D4365-1

Articles D. 4333-1 to D. 4333-6-1 are applicable to hearing-aid acousticians, opticians, prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices to disabled persons, subject to the followin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

…he administration that established the infringement. Failure to comply with one of the obligations set out in I and IV of article L. 312-1-1, in I of article L. 314-13, as well as in IV of the same ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-1

…ed to in article R. 151-2, the following constitute an investor within the meaning of this chapter: 1° Any natural person of foreign nationality; 2° Any natural person of French nationality who is not…

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