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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article D561-12

For the application of article L. 561-16, the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection may apply to the French Office for Immigration and Integration or the manager of the place of accommodatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article D145-12

The departmental conciliation commission provided for by article L. 145-35 is made up of lessors and lessees, on the one hand, and qualified persons, on the other. It comprises one or more sections, e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-12

If this has not already been done, this magistrate shall also inform the person under investigation that he or she may at any time request that a doctor check that the implementation of the procedure…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-12

The public prosecutor who receives an admissible claim shall immediately inform the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance of the cancellation of the enforcement order in resp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D144-12

I. - Information held by the Banque de France on company directors and sole traders may be communicated to the entities mentioned in article L. 144-1. II. - When it relates to decisions taken in the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-12

Within the limit of the amount of the secured debt and, where applicable, in accordance with the order indicated by the pledgor, the pledge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-12

Each year, the issuer must send the Banque de France updated financial documentation for the programme within forty-five days of the general meeting of shareholders, or the equivalent body, called to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article D214-124

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may change its currency unit from one financial year to another. This change may only be made on the opening date of a financial year. The inf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-121

I. - Proof of compliance with the conditions mentioned in 1° of article L. 352-1 of the French Forestry Code is provided by producing a copy or notarised certificate of the title to the forests concer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-123

When withdrawals are made in order to use the sums under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 352-3 of the French Forestry Code, the total amount of these withdrawals may…

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