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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L774-10

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L774-47

…articles In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 571-4 Order no. 2021-1735…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L774-49

…In the wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-2 Order no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 573-2-1 Order no. 2014-158 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

…L. 573-11 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 573-12 order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 573-13 and L. 573-14 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 573-15 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…mn of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

I.-The authorities or bodies that the public prosecutor or investigating judge, as the case may be, may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11-1, authorise to be issued with a copy of the do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-18

…ir company at the disposal of public authorities to carry out work in the public interest. In this case, the employees concerned receive the salary corresponding to the work performed plus, where appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 626

In the event of cassation followed by referral of the case to a court, that court shall be designated and shall rule, where appropriate, in accordance with Article L. 431-4 of the Code of Judicial Org…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-12

…e "Free of Damage" clause frees the insurer from any damage, whether common or specific, except in cases which give rise to the right to surrender the goods; in these cases, the insured has the option…

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