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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-27

If the judge considers the application to be well-founded, the order shall mention the conditions of detention that he considers to be contrary to human dignity, and shall set a time limit of between…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-27

The provisions of article D. 45-2 are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts and treatment of overindebtedness

Article L721-27

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer may contact directly companies and professional groups that are willing to participate in its surveys. These voluntary companies and professional groups provide the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L773-27

For the application in New Caledonia of the articles of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L774-27

For the application in French Polynesia of the articles of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L775-27

Article L. 543-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-27

The Banque de France cancels the declaration of a payment incident at the request of the drawee in the following cases: 1° When the refusal to pay or the issuing of the non-payment advice note is the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-27

The Observatory adopts its rules of procedure by an absolute majority of its members. These rules shall stipulate the frequency of meetings, which may not be less than two per year. The Observatory is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article D213-27

When the group of holders provided for in article L. 228-37 of the French Commercial Code is made up of holders of securities issued by a State-owned industrial and commercial establishment subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-27

I. - The rules governing the composition of assets and the division of risks must be complied with at all times. However :1° UCITS are not required to comply with the limits laid down in this sub-para…

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