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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29

The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall receive, at its request or at their initiative, the information and requests from counterpart foreign financial intelligence units necessary for t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-7

…nion pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 as amended on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests, may take action…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 G

…ns or semi-public companies, provided that the transfer falls within the scope of article 61 of law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, as amended, designed to promote rental investment, home ownership o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: Residence permits for family reasons

Article R423-5

For the application of article L. 423-23, foreign nationals who invoke the protection due to their right to respect for private and family life in France must provide any justification that makes it p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-24

…y update of data to supplement that mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article D. 4221-23 with regard to the identification as well as the status, modes and places of practice of these ph…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…d financial holding companies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 613-24 as well as to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D151-1

The rules relating to the classification of hydromineral, climatic, uvale, seaside, winter sports and mountaineering or tourist resorts are set out in articles R. 4424-20 to R. 4424-30 of the general…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of acts of other administrative authorities and bodies

Article A112-36

…uant to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-5

…cial Security Code are replaced by the reference to the benefits mentioned in article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; 2° Article…

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