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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-40

When, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 694-14 to 695-9-57, the departments and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Persons subject to more than one detention order

Article R249-40

If the imprisoned person is both remanded in custody and serving a sentence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L775-40

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Information to the judicial authorities by the Banque de France.

Article R131-40

The Banque de France will provide any magistrate or judicial police officer acting on the instructions of the public prosecutor or on a court order with a statement of payment incidents recorded in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-40

After reporting to the Autorité des marchés financiers and to the tax department with which its management company files its income tax return, a fonds commun de placement à risques may enter into a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-40

Popular savings passbook accounts may be opened in banks, establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits from the public and meeting the conditions set out in article R. 221-61.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration.

Article R512-40

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution referred to in Article L. 612-1 may, after obtaining the opinion of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, grant collective auth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Application, revision and termination of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-40

I.-The following are entitled to revise a collective agreement in the sector: 1° For a period of two years from the date of signature of the agreement, the signatory workers' organisations and profess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment and working conditions

Article R1253-40

The company may: 1° Make available to one of the members of the employers' group one of the employees it employs who is not assigned to this activity; 2° Use an employee assigned to the activity of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-40

The registrar organises the reception of the public.

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