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

Article L774-42

…only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010, and 17°; 3° Articles L. 561-2-1 to L. 561-2-3; 4° Article L. 561-3 with the exception of V…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…article L. 422-6; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the programme or agreement, which may not be less than two years; 10° To foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

No person may hold the position of de jure or de facto director or manager of an agency, company, association or establishment benefiting from or applying for the authorisation provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…d on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

…es a refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the first and third paragr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…forms of invitation to tender: a) Open invitation to tender, where any interested economic operator may submit a tender, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2161-2, 3° of Article R. 2161-3 a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63

…e purposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

…re not allocated to this subsidiary accounting system shall be transferred to it before 1 January 2023. The insurance undertaking shall ensure that this transfer is not detrimental to the interests of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D351-1

…ecialised section of the departmental commission for nature, landscapes and sites by article R. 341-23 of the Environment Code. 5° In its "captive wildlife" section, to exercise the powers devolved to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-12

…udice to Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depo…

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