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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to economic and financial control

Article R112-26

…subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955. An order of the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget designat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-89

…d the incurrence of liability, guaranteed under the conditions set out in Chapter III of Decree no. 55-604 of 20 May 1955 relating to public or ministerial officers and certain auxiliary officers of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-57

…ogy and obstetrics unit adapted to their health situation. The order referred to in article R. 6111-55 specifies, where necessary, the conditions specific to the situation in French Guyana.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 quater

…at value, provided that the notarised certificates, mentioned in the 3° of article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, relating to these assets have been published in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-7

…its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-19

…p of local caisses and the departmental and interdepartmental caisses referred to in Article L. 512-55 . Credit institutions and finance companies controlled directly or indirectly, exclusively or joi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

…2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 613-53 to L. 613-54-2Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-55 and L. 613-55-1 with the exception of 4° of I and VII thereofOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

…2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 613-53 to L. 613-54-2Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-55 and L. 613-55-1 with the exception of 4° of I and VII thereofOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

…2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 613-53 to L. 613-54-2Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-55 and L. 613-55-1 with the exception of 4° of I and VII thereofOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54

…ll as the genetic fingerprints of persons convicted of one of the offences mentioned in article 706-55 with a view to facilitating the identification and investigation of the perpetrators of these off…

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