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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-26

I. - The requests referred to in articles L. 327-6 and L. 327-13 shall be made by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral, including…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…elephone, allocated to the legal entity mentioned in article R. 744-20;12° An open-air walking area;13° Luggage storage.Administrative holding centres likely to accommodate families also have speciall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-7

…uncil and Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, no proceedings based onArticle 226-13 of the Criminal Code may be brought against the directors and officers of the persons mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-12

…er 2018, as well as the associations representing them, to receive, in disregard of Article L. 5141-13-1, benefits in kind or in cash, procured by companies mentioned in Article L. 5142-1, is punishab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cosmetic surgery

Article L6322-1

…ating conditions. These are subject to certification under the conditions laid down in article L. 6113-3. The creation of these facilities is subject to authorisation by the competent local administra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-3

…ew Caledonia; the revocation of this order and the modification of its amount being free of charge; 13° Means of remote programming of occasional or permanent transfers free of charge to other bank ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-3

…ench Polynesia; the revocation of this order and the modification of its amount are free of charge; 13° Means of remote programming of occasional or standing transfers free of charge to other bank acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

…a bank account as referred to in article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26 and those relating to other irregularities and incidents are subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-2

…il de Discipline de la Gestion Financière ; b) The sanctions provided for in 4 and 5 of article L. 613-21 or in 3° to 5° of article L. 310-18 of the Insurance Code; c) a personal bankruptcy order or o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-14

…exchange of real estate and leases and rentals for a period in excess of that which it determines; 13° loans; 14° the acceptance of donations and legacies in excess of a threshold which it determines…

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