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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-1

…urance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of 24 November 2010. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as gr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

…991 and Decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991" 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 Is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

…rticles In their wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L753-15

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D764-8

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D763-8

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D762-8

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…s or residents located in centres or structures approved in application of article 30 of decree no. 2004-67 of 16 January 2004 relating to the organisation of the third cycle of medical studies or art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…n national holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…and construction of the local authority's roads;18° Payment of debts due ;19° Depreciation charges;20° Allocations to provisions;21° Reversal of capital grants received;22° Withholding tax provided f…

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