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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R441-7

…t-Miquelon, the words: "under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-39

…ntributes to the financing of investment projects, the provisions of articles R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-26, the second paragraph of article R. 2334-27 as well as articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 are appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-30-1

…ment firm managers authorised to hold an additional mandate, in accordance with II ofArticle L. 533-26.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-16

…s Chairman with the approval of the accounting officer under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies and by the account…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5

…ttlors, trustees, beneficiaries and, where applicable, the third party within the meaning ofArticle 2017 of the Civil Code , or their equivalents for any other comparable legal arrangement governed by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-9

Referral to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee interrupts the time limit for appeals, in application of article R. 141-8 of this code, only if it is made within the time limit stipulated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16

In an emergency, the representative of the State may: 1° Have the owner or, failing that, the operator of the building concerned carry out, at the owner's or operator's expense, the surveys and diagno…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Judges' rules

Article 661

The parties concerned shall be served with the judgment settling the dispute. The latter may, except in the case where communication of the application has been ordered, lodge an opposition to this ju…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L680-5

…ere applicable, come from assets whose allocation has ceased to have effect pursuant to Article L. 526-15 are considered to be outside the unaffected patrimony. This exclusion ceases as soon as the cl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-11

Notification of the proposed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by regist…

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