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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-5

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 613-52, of II of Article L. 613-52-2 and of Articles L. 613-52-3, L. 613-52-4 and L. 613-52-6 apply when a bridge facility is used.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

To ensure that federations comply with their anti-doping obligations, the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage is empowered to : 1° Question the approved federations, under conditions that it de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-27

Withdrawal of authorisation may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency where it has been established, through an inspection carried out pursuant to Article L. 6231-1, that th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 72-101-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-59

…by the Constitution shall be raised, in accordance with the provisions of article 23-1 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 on the organic law on the Constitutional Council, on pain of inadmissibil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-5

…l products entrust certain quality control operations to a laboratory in accordance with Article R. 5124-47 (2°), the biomedical research sponsor ensures that this laboratory complies with the element…

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

Article 412-10

…company, payment is made on the basis of the agreements between them;2° To distribution companies, 30% of the amount. If there is more than one distribution company, the payment is made on the basis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-15

…rading on a regulated market, the exceptional remuneration of directors referred to in Article L. 225-46 are allocated in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-8.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 249-4

Where one of the spouses is placed under one of the protective regimes provided for in Chapter II of Title XI of this Book, no application for divorce by mutual consent may be made.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Extraordinary remedies.

Article 581

…event of dilatory or abusive recourse, its author may be sentenced to a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed from the court hearing the recour…

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