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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Language training

Article R413-13

When the foreign national obtains results in the test referred to in article R. 413-9 that are equal to or higher than the level determined by the order referred to in the same article and attesting t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-13

…he public, on paper or on another durable medium, the general terms and conditions and charges applicable to transactions relating to the management of an account referred to in article L. 522-4, in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-132

…ncipal registration, the deregistration of the corresponding secondary registrations, except in the case of transfer of the principal place of business for traders, or of the registered office or firs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-13

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 628-1, the notice of the opening judgment sent for insertion in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales and in a legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-132

In the case provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article R. 743-126, publication of the transfer of equity securities and members' shares results from the filing at the registry of the court respons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

…résolution shall verify that the following conditions are met: 1° The internal arrangements and allocation of tasks within the group are appropriate to the objective of complying with prudential requi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-13

An agreement is signed between the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and each health care organisation on the list mentioned in article L. 6113-12. If a health care o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-3

The time limit for carrying out, where applicable, the formalities for land registration of the deed recording the change of matrimonial property regime runs from the expiry of the three-month period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-13

…nstitutions referred to in Article L. 511-9 ; b) The investment firms referred to in article L. 531-4; c) Other authorised or regulated financial institutions;d) The insurance and reinsurance undertak…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…Police in Paris and by the texts which have modified it as well as by articles L. 2512-7, L. 2512-14 et L. 2512-17.II.-However, the Mayor of Paris is responsible for the municipal police in matters o…

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