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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-8

Articles L. 612-24, L. 612-26 and L. 612-44 apply to all entities located in a Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, whether regulated or not, that are pa…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

…or in this Article, in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and, for finance companies, in Article L. 511-99, are regularly made. It may order the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-31

…of the commitments entered into by the caisse, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 512-26.The Articles of Association of the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel that have called on the fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, and notwithstanding the provisions of Law 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical docume…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article R421-59

…rights and obligations under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-22

…fessional fund for access to the law and to justice (FIADJ) distributes aid for the installation or maintenance of these professionals in the geographical areas mentioned in Article R. 444-26.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-29-1

For the application of articles R. 2224-26 and R. 2224-29, the opinion of the deliberative body of the municipality or group of local authorities is deemed to be favourable when the latter, duly reque…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

…225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26 or L. 22-10-76.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-16

…ing the profession in France or abroad, or if he/she has been suspended pursuant to article L. 4311-26.

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