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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Definition of banking-related transactions

Article L311-2

…ing of movable or immovable property for institutions authorised to carry out leasing transactions; 7. The payment services mentioned in II of Article L. 314-1; 8. The issue and management of electron…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…t court by the victim or the subrogation actions provided for in articles L. 1142-14 and L. 1142-24-7.Provided that the first rejection opinion has not given rise to an irrevocable court decision in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-4

…compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1332-1, L. 1332-3, this article and articles L. 1332-7 and L. 1332-8, or with the regulations and individual decisions taken for their application, the r…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…wo months following the summons, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 412-3 to L. 412-7. However, the judge may, in particular when the rehousing procedure carried out pursuant to articl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adequate explanations and warnings

Article L313-11

…information contained in the European Standardised Information Sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, as well as, for credit intermediaries, the information requirements set out under article L. 519-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article L721-5

…leave French territory or a ban on returning to French territory.The provisions of articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge and judgment of the decision determining the country…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-2

…s may take explanations on the spot, on the basis of 3° of article L. 232-18-4 or article L. 232-18-7, provided that the person heard has been expressly informed of the right to be assisted by the per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-24

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may take the action provided for in Article L. 823-7 of the Commercial Code.Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 823-14 of the French Commercia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

…d, where applicable, to cohabitants liable for payment of the persons mentioned in 1° to 2° ter and 7° to 10° of I of l'article 796 :1°(Repealed);2° For income tax, a discharge of payment equal to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Entry on the roll

Article R532-32

…thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons was t…

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