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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

1. Damage to property covered by the guarantee fund in application of the 2nd paragraph of article R. 421-1 is any damage resulting from an accident involving a land motor vehicle in circulation, as w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-19

Compensation for damage to property by the guarantee fund may not exceed, per claim, the sum set by order of the Minister for the Economy. When a road traffic accident is caused by an animal that has…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to take positive action to seek employment.

Article R5411-12

The genuineness and seriousness of the steps taken by the jobseeker are assessed in the light of the applicant's situation and that of the local labour market.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to take positive action to seek employment.

Article R5411-11

Subject to the exemptions provided for in article L. 5411-8 and the second paragraph of article L. 5421-3, jobseekers who are immediately available must, both at the suggestion of one of the bodies me…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

The decision refusing return issued by a foreign court and the accompanying documents transmitted to the court already seised by the parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental auth…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-10

A copy of the documents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague C…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-12

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation on decisions handed down in matters of international wrongful removal of children is fifteen days.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article R742-1

No person may be entitled to practise the profession of commercial court clerk unless he or she meets the following conditions:1° Be French or a national of another Member State of the European Union…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article A742-1

All diplomas attesting to a level of training corresponding to at least five years of study after the baccalauréat in legal disciplines, issued by:1° A public establishment of a scientific, cultural a…

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