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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Cashless money instruments

Article D734-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Cashless money instruments

Article D732-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Cashless money instruments

Article D733-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

The certificate of extension of the examination of an application for first issue of a residence permit provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-21

I.-The National Council sets the deadlines for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time required by economic operators to prepare their applications. Th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-12

The decision to award a grant is taken after receiving the opinion, depending on the case, of the Commission for Aid to Innovation in Fiction or the Commission for Aid to Innovation in Animation, afte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-12

The articles L. 2122-21, L. 2342-1 and L. 2343-1 are applicable to régies with sole financial autonomy only subject to the modifications provided for by the decree in Council of State mentioned in art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-6

In the event of a dispute, the person responsible for distribution summons the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, with a view to an attempt at conciliation which must take p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-15-1, or if the informa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

The permanent mountaineering section referred to in article A. 142-8 is composed of the following persons: 1° The director of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme, president; 2° A representative…

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