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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…of article L. 413-3 and the level of knowledge of the French language referred to in article L. 413-7 may be adapted, under conditions set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, to take account of the speci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-7

…part of their portfolio of commitments corresponding to :the contracts mentioned in 1°, 2°, 5° and 7° of article L. 224-40 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; -defined-benefit contracts whose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…nical provision may be allocated in accordance with the conditions set out in III of Article R. 441-7-1, and from which benefits paid are deducted in the event that deductions from the special technic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

…direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per minute for other for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article R152-7

I.-The disclosure declaration provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…rall multi-annual financing plan and the proposed tariffs for the services mentioned in article L. 174-3 of the Social Security Code and, where appropriate, those for social and medico-social activiti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-20

…s de bonne foi rend impossible, selon la loi française, l'exécution de la décision de confiscation; 7° Si, selon les indications portées dans le certificat, l'intéressé n'a pas comparu en personne lor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-7

…ties within the meaning of article D. 3334-8-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales; 7° An elected member of the Conseil national d'évaluation des normes provided for in article L. 1212…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

…a measure of release on parole or conditional release under the conditions provided for in Articles 720 and 730-3, the sentence enforcement judge may, for the sole purpose of promoting the integration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-7

…at the end of the period opened to the minister responsible for the economy by II of Article L. 430-7-1.The Autorité de la concurrence shall inform the minister responsible for the economy of the deci…

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