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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-12

…ional secrecy shall not prevent the exchange of information between the persons and bodies referred to in Article L. 562-4 and the State departments responsible for preparing or implementing any freez…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-12

Points are used up in accordance with the scale set out in article R. 4163-11 in increments of 10 points for the uses set out in 2° and 3° of this article and point by point for the use set out in 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L742-12

…ed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. Sums in excess of the ceiling mentioned in article L. 221-4 may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L743-12

…ed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. All funds collected for this passbook are centralised by the Ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-12

…has imposed the measures provided for in Article L. 613-24 without an adversarial procedure, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately notify the credit institution, fina…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-12

…the consumer the other information provided for in the same article by any other means appropriate to the means of distance communication used.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

…r legal separation has been filed or if the family court has been seised of an application relating to the exercise of parental authority. The family affairs judge may, at any time, at the request of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to personal protective equipment

Article A322-122

Where helmets or protective waistcoats are hired or made available to riders, they must be kept clean and in good condition.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to personal protective equipment

Article A322-120

Second-hand personal protective equipment such as helmets and protective waistcoats may be made available or hired for equestrian activities in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Code and th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to personal protective equipment

Article A322-121

It is compulsory for all minors to wear a helmet that complies with current standards, with the exception of aerobatics or when on foot.

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