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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…3-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are delet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…ferred to in Article 84 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 where the internal systems they implement for the purposes of assessing these risks are no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article L521-3-1

…ng of I of Article L. 111-7, the persons mentioned in 1 of I of article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy or to those operating software enabling access to an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

…thout prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this code…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

…50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial ma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-9

…ability provided for in Articles 47 of Council Regulations (EU) No 2016/1103 and No 2016/1104 of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of communication by the financial authorities.

Article 64 A

…thered in the course of statistical surveys carried out within the framework of Act no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 may under no circumstances be used for tax control or economic repression purposes. Author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

…investors. A qualified investor is a person defined in point e of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017. A restricted circle of investors is made up of persons, other than qualifie…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-10

For the period between 19 May 2021 and 8 June 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 191.77% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 170.46% when t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-23

…ons of professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreemen…

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