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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

…no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating to legal aid in criminal matters in New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

…and members are appropriate in the light of the assessment criteria set out in I of Article L. 511-12-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

…uropean Community; 9. The rules relating to the protection of depositors referred to in Article L. 312-4; 10. The rules applicable to accounting organisation, control and security mechanisms in the IT…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-1

…representative may only change the form of care for the persons mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 after obtaining the opinion of the college mentioned in article L. 3211-9. IV - The provisional m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

…4 venues: 3.9;- 5 venues: 4.8;- 6 and 7 venues: 5.5;- 8 and 9 venues: 6.2;- 10 and 11 venues: 6.9;- 12 and 13 venues: 7.6;- 14 venues and more: 8.3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-17

…aims for which the amount has not been advanced pursuant to articles L. 3253-6, L. 3253-8 à L. 3253-12 of the French Labour Code;2° Claims arising from a new cash injection granted to ensure the conti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single subsection: Advertising and general information

Article R313-3

…applicable, a statement that the services may be acquired from a supplier other than the creditor; 12° A general warning regarding the possible consequences of the borrower failing to comply with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 HA

…ral gas storage site whose capacities are subject to the provisions of articles L. 421-3-1 à L. 421-12 et L. 421-14 of the aforementioned code;- €582 per kilometre of natural gas transmission pipeline…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…nline sports betting operators, to the authorisation mentioned in article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and regulation of the gambling sector. The rat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-4

…L. 311-11 and, where applicable, the measures to be taken to remove the obstacles to resolvability; 12° Where applicable, any opinion expressed by the person concerned or by the group with regard to t…

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