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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-11

In the case of an affected credit agreement mentioned in article L. 312-44, the prior undertaking to pay cash in the event of a loan refusal is automatically null and void.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe.

Article R214-177

I.-Any investment company with fixed capital, known as a SICAF, whose shares are admitted to trading on a French or foreign financial instruments market operated by a market undertaking, an investment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-8

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is the single authority serving as a contact point for receiving requests for exchanges of information or cooperation from the authorities of other Member Sta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-8

For the application of the second paragraph of article R. 533-2, the reference to the property security contribution provided for inarticle 879 of the General Tax Code is replaced by the reference to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-17

When the provisions of article 723-11, the competent magistrate shall notify the person assigned of any changes to the conditions under which home detention under electronic surveillance or monitoring…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178-2

I.-This article applies to the post-authorisation studies referred to in article R. 5121-178 which are carried out by the holder of the authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-8 in order to compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-17

The granting of benefits exceeding the thresholds set in application of article L. 1453-11 is subject to authorisation. The authorisation application file includes the draft agreement provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-17

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R511-17-1

…present the systems implemented to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in Article L. 511-45, in this section and in the regulatory provisions adopted for their application.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal status of acts taken by municipal authorities.

Article D2573-11

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table subject to the adaptations provided for in II to II…

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