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

Article L471-1

…slands in the version in force at the time of promulgation of the aforementioned law no. 92-1441 of 31 December 1992.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-26

…t by the owner or keeper, at their expense, to one of the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32, designated by the authorised agent.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Substitution

Article R623-30

…ubstituted for the rights of the applicant association pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 623-31 is made by way of incidental application.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…cinemas opened before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas opened between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, by taking into a…

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

Article 509-2

…t of judgments in civil and commercial matters;- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…the revocation by the payer of a direct debit mandate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012, except in the case provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…r, on the date referred to in III of Article L. 211-17. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-6

…heir receipt by the supervisory ministers under the conditions set out in article 176 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.The decisions concerning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-2

…oceedings with central banks or central counterparties within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012.

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