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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…certain operations or activities by this person, including the acceptance of premiums or deposits; 4° Temporarily suspend, restrict or prohibit the free disposal of all or part of the controlled pers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-3

Article L. 225-21 are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-42

In the event of the loss of a receipt, the voluntary depositor must lodge an objection based on this cause; the said objection will be published in an extract in the Official Gazette, at the expense a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-41

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations or its agents will make repayments to the collector of the institution in whose name the voluntary deposit was made, in accordance with the mandates of the competent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…to L. 612-31Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-32 and L. 612-33 with the exception of 13° and 14° of IOrder no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 612-33-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-34 Order n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-1

The person placed in police custody is immediately informed by a judicial police officer or, under the latter's control, by a judicial police agent, in a language he understands, if necessary by means…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-7

…t of the change; 3° To declare any travel abroad fifteen days at the latest before the said travel; 4° If the person resides abroad, to declare any travel to France fifteen days at the latest before t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 F

…rry out their main activity in one of the sectors mentioned in 3° of III of Article 44 quaterdecies;4° For establishments belonging to companies mentioned in b of 4° of III of Article 44 quaterdecies.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-2

…responsible for exercising a legal protection measure with representation relating to their person; 4° The clinical, biological and medical management data of the person concerned with regard to the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: National framework of professional qualifications

Article D6113-19

…tivities. The national baccalaureate diploma is classified at this level of the national framework; 4° Level 5 attests to the ability to master know-how in a field of activity, to devise solutions to…

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