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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, a document containing an assessment of the characteristics of the unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article R1271-32

…iders is made up of the persons mentioned in articles L. 1271-1, L. 7232-1, L. 7232-1-1 and L. 7232-1-2.In order to be affiliated to the network, authorised, approved or declared service providers mus…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…welcome into French citizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18, the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18-1 and Articles L. 532-19 and L. 532-20 are applicable to management companies established in anothe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-2

…d persons and persons seeking employment who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-28-1 receive, when they are following a training course approved under the conditions set out in 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier.

Article R513-12

Pursuant to Article L. 513-13, the slip used to transfer the loans referred to in Article L. 515-13 (1) to a société de crédit foncier must include the following information: 1° The name of the deed o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R7

The jury for the technical examination for judicial police officers of the national gendarmerie is composed as follows:1° The public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation or his delegate chosen by him f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles.

Article D1851-1

I. - The articles R. 1412-1 and R. 1412-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Articles R. 1412-1 and R. 1412-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5-1

…ns set out in articles L. 450-1, L. 450-2, L. 450-3, L. 450-7 and L. 450-8. Articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 and L. 524-1 to L. 524-3 of the Consumer Code may be implemented following the findings made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 27: Construction products

Article R412-43

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, Articles 6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Article…

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