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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

…ing a qualified electronic signature process that meets the requirements of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.Withdrawal of the qualification of one or more elements r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-1

…sions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the Eu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-26

…red by one of the exclusion clauses in sections D, E and F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 or in Article L. 512-2.The parties shall be given a period in which to submit their obs…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-55

…23 to L. 313-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the notification provided for in article L. 313-28 of this code is sent to the assigning public accountant designated in the contract in the form pr…

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

Article R391-1

…ree no. 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019 transposing the regulatory provisions of Directive (EU) 2017/828 of 17 May 2017 amending Directive 2007/36/EC with a view to promoting long-term shareholder engag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R734-4

…he words: "comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R733-4

…he words: "comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Currency

Article R732-4

…he words: "comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. I…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

…rié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" under the same conditions as those provided for in article L. 421-28, without the condition provided for in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

…cles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 175-22, L. 175-28 and L. 175-29 as well as by the provisions of this chapter.

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