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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 776

…candidacy for an election in order to verify whether the penalty provided for in 2° of Article 131-26 and Articles 131-26-1 and 131-26-2 of the Penal Code is mentioned.Managers of public or private l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…te civil servants and the training actions mentioned in articles 2 and 3 of decree no. 2007-1942 of 26 December 2007 relating to the professional training of non-tenured employees of the State and its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-1-B

…ph 2 of Article 312 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. II - For the purposes of Articles L. 613-20-1 and L. 613-21-1, relevant information is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

…0-3-1, are likely to fall under the so-called "Solvency II" regime.Articles L. 310-1-1-1 and L. 322-26-7 are applicable in the version resulting from Order 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020.Article L. 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

…s of the authorised bodies that have taken part in these procedures, referred to in Article R. 5211-26 ; 2° For the manufacturer of a medical device or its authorised representative, not to present, a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

…spouse within two years of the date of the receipt provided for in the second paragraph of Article 26 or, if registration has been refused, from the day on which the court decision admitting the lega…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-61

…ification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 131-26 of the Penal Code;2° Disqualification, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13

…her in the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations provided for in article 132-26 of the Criminal Code, notorious misconduct, failure to comply with measures ordered pursuant to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

…ok I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this article.II.-For the application of…

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