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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…ompetences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolise…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…ons not established in the European Union who only carry out transactions mentioned in I of Article 277 A in suspension of payment of value added tax or supplies of natural gas, electricity, heat or r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

I. - Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment.In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater coll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…2021-875 of 1 July 2021 L. 312-21 order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-22 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 312-23Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 II.For the application of the articles m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…ecognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…ided for in articles 495-7 to 495-13. With the exception of the offences set out in articles 19 and 27 of Order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945 relating to the conditions of entry and residence of fore…

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