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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-4

The failure of any senior manager of a credit institution, finance company or one of the legal entities or subsidiaries referred to in Articles L. 612-24 and L. 612-26 to respond, after formal notice,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…ons provided for in this chapter, Title I of Book II is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 2212-3, and the third and fourth paragraphs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-2

Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required for the practice of the profession of speech and language therapist are required to register with the departme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-1

…a language he understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, of the asylum application procedure and how it is conducted, of his rights and obligations during this procedure, of the possible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-2

…when the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers receives a request concerning an on-site inspection or an investigation, it shall respond to the reque…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

…e a global ruling on these applications and issue a single authorisation for all the territories concerned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-12

…ded for in article L. 464-8 shall be lodged by a written statement in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, under penalty of nullity:1° If the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article R561-36-1

…in Article L. 561-2 shall be informed directly, in writing and by any means likely to confer a date certain and to guarantee the security and conservation of this designation by the TRACFIN department…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-9

…by the representative of the State in the department where the establishment has its registered office.To this end, the representative of the State may appoint any person offering sufficient guarantee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-2

…provisions of Articles L. 1142-1, L. 1142-3, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-6, L. 1142-7, L. 1142-8, with the exception of its first and last paragraphs, L. 1142-9 to L. 1142-12 and L. 1142-14 to L. 1143-1 are ap…

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