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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L763-1

…n their wording resulting fromL. 700-1In Title IL. 710-1L. 711-1 and L. 711-2In Title IIL. 720-1L. 721-1 to 721-4L. 721-5Application by operation of lawL. 721-6 to L. 722-6L. 722-8 to L. 722-11In Titl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-6

…10 of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 has been excluded from the application of an internal bail-in measure implemented purs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-25

…ficers, judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1° bis of article 21, temporarily made available to an experimental department or unit, exercise their jurisdiction wi…

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

Article D1332-22

…he director general of the regional health agency under the conditions laid down in article D. 1332-21.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article A37-23

…ontain a reminder of the laws and regulations applicable to the offences mentioned in Article A. 37-21. The fronts of leaflets nos 2, 3, 4 and 5 contain identical information by duplication effect. Sl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-19

…December 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies, as well as articles R. 613-21 and R. 613-22 . The guarantee fund informs the creditors' representative or the liquidator of any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…1-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020D. 561-33 to D. 561-34-1n° 2021-375 of 1s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-25

…ntification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes;20° Hospitalisation at home ;21° Interventional radiology.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7-1

…paid to the inventor shall be submitted to the conciliation commission instituted by article L. 615-21 or to the law court; 2° All other inventions made belong to this inventor. However, for the durat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

In all the cases mentioned in article L. 232-21-1, the Secretary General of the Agency shall notify the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered aga…

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