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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-2

…n of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-2

…n of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July 201…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-45

…ature of the assignment. Failing an agreement within two years of the publication of the law no. 2009-669 of 12 June 2009 promoting the distribution and protection of creation on the internet, a decre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-1

Any foreign national present on French territory and wishing to apply for asylum shall present himself in person to the competent administrative authority, which shall register his application and pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

…cles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Articles 17, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29 and 31 or, where applicable, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-31

…ce in France merge with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 2119 of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L253-1

…y person or entity to make an offer to the public, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of the membership rights of an economic interest grouping or a European economic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-1

…1° References to the external borders of the States party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 are deleted;2° References to the commander of the gendarmerie group are replaced by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L613-41-2

Without prejudice to the rules on large exposures set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolutio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-8

…the Minister of Finance, and do not give rise to any remuneration.It is subject toorder no. 2005-649 of 6 June 2005 relating to contracts awarded by certain public or private persons not subject to t…

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