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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-7

I. - The Authority may not be seized of facts dating back more than five years if no act has been taken to investigate, establish or punish them.Acts interrupting the statute of limitations on public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-7

I. - Customs officers with at least the rank of controller are empowered to investigate and establish breaches of the rules applicable to manual money changers, as laid down by this Title and by Title…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-7

I.-To ensure compliance with the provisions of Article L. 1461-4, the data present in the national health data system and those made available by the joint managers are linked to each person concerned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-7-1

…cial tax on insurance policies allocated in application of I of article 53 of the 2005 finance law (n° 2004-1484 du 30 décembre 2004). From 2006 onwards, this levy will change each year according to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2

I.-The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, inquiry and, in the case of misdemeanours, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R773-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-7

The civil solidarity pact is dissolved by the death of one of the partners or by the marriage of the partners or one of them. In this case, dissolution takes effect on the date of the event. The civil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20-7

For the application of this section, the Minister of Defence shall exercise the powers conferred on the competent regional health agency for army hospitals, whose technical opinion he may seek if nece…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R*741-4

The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° Articles R*. 221-57 and R*. 221-67, relating to the popular savings passbook;2° Articles R*. 221-82, R*. 221-99 and R*. 221-102, relating to t…

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