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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

…ception of syndicates of communes" are deleted;3° 3° and 4° of the said I are worded as follows:"3° 15% by representatives of the Assembly of French Polynesia, elected by the latter by proportional re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-7

…information and personal data recorded in the context of other procedures, mentioned in article R. 15-33-66-4, is, pursuant to Article 3-1 of Law no. 91-650 of 9 July 1991 reforming civil enforcement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19

…ay it contain the results of DNA identification analyses; 2° The processing mentioned in article R. 15-33-66-4 for the purposes of updating the file provided for by this decree; 3° The processing ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-9

…greements and markets; 14° the acquisition or disposal of real estate belonging to the institution; 15° Legal proceedings and any settlement or compromise intended in particular to prevent or put an e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-10

…estment authorisation requested, if the implementation of the conditions provided for in article R. 151-8 is not sufficient on its own to ensure the preservation of the national interests defined by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-18

…1-36 and L. 211-36-1; 3° They must comply with the settlement rules set out in 3° of article R. 214-15.In addition, the undertaking's exposure to counterparty risk on the same counterparty resulting f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-25

…regional health agency as soon as possible of any abnormal situation as defined in article D. 1332-15. In this case, the bathing water health monitoring analysis programme provided for in article D.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuing vocational training for commercial court registrars

Article R742-39

The continuing training provided for by Article L. 743-15 ensures that the commercial court clerks update and perfect the knowledge required to practise their profession. The duration of continuing tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-38

…e.The member of the Enforcement Committee referred to in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 621-15 or his or her representative appointed pursuant to this provision, who has access to all the docu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214-32-14n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-15n° 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July…

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