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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-33

…hin the meaning of Article L. 511-20, a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3, a group within the meaning of Articles L. 322-1-2, L. 322-1-3 and L. 356-2 of the French Insuranc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-3

…aptation provisions provided for in II and III: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 Aug…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 Aug…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-3

…the employee refuses to continue to perform the employment contract, the provisions of article L. 1235-3-1 are applicable.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-3

…dant or collateral relative for the purpose of establishing the identity of a person referred to in 3° of the same article by genetic fingerprinting, without the person's consent having been obtained…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-3

The authorisation provided for in article L. 331-5 is requested at least three months before the date set for the event. Where the sporting event is a competition involving sports betting, the applica…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-33

In accordance with article R. 212-10-13, the authorised training body must: 1° Submit to the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion a provisional annual calendar of training session…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-33

…at are party to a co-insurance transaction to benefit from the exemption provided for in article L. 321-12, the transaction must meet the following criteria: 1° The risk is covered by a single contrac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-3

…sion on the admissibility of the application, subject to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code.These provisions do not, however, preclude the application of the rules set o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-37

The data referred to in Article R. 142-35, excluding biometric data:1° Prefecture officials competent for the application of regulations relating to foreign nationals, individually designated and spec…

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