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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…mber States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;11° Of the contribution paid by the State in respect of legal aid;12° Of the implementation of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…of a group on a consolidated basis or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that the branch established in France of a class 1a credit institution or investm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…or likely to be taken from missing persons who are the subject of searches under Article 26 of Law No. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming and whose death is presumed, collect…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

…or in this book, an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 as well as to the rules relating to the conformity and safety of product…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-2

…ecurity Code, as well as, where applicable, the federal guarantee system provided for in Article L. 111-6 of the French Mutual Code, to which the mutual or insurance association has subscribed.The Aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…presentative; 10° The Director General of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance or his representative; 11° Five professionals from the insurance sector; 12° One professional from the reinsurance sector;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

I. - The subscriber file mentioned in Article L. 2224-11-4 implemented for the invoicing of water and sanitation by the delegatee of a public water or sanitation service includes the elements necessar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…and EU parent investment holding companies;5° Money changers;6° The bodies mentioned in Article L. 511-6 (5) ; 7° The legal entities referred to in Article L. 313-21-1; 8° Electronic money institution…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R764-3

…of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation are deleted; 4° In Article R. 711-1, the provisions of 1° are not applicable; 5° In article R. 711-2, the words: "or to the represe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-6

…The same applies when the authorisation is terminated for one of the reasons set out in article 494-11.

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