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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-2

…otection system that meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of Article 113 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or other cooperative mutual solid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-40

The applicant is heard at the hearing in the language that he has, pursuant to Article L. 521-8, indicated to the administrative authority when registering his asylum application. In the absence of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-11

The options provided for in articles L. 2421-6 to L. 2421-8 belong to the heirs of the holder of the right of enjoyment, if the latter dies after the formal notice. In the event of disagreement betwee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-11

…ary for the examination of the application. In this case, the deadlines set out in articles R. 5142-8 to R. 5142-9 are suspended until the additional data required has been provided.

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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 L764-2

…741-2, L. 741-10 and L. 742-1, the words "forty-eight hours" are replaced by the words "five days"; 8° In Article L. 742-3, the words "forty-eight hours" are replaced by the words "five days"; 9° In A…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

I. - The financial administrations shall communicate to the administrations of the other Member States, at their request, any information that is likely to be relevant for the recovery of the debts me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-38

…mes and domicile of the natural persons or company name and address of the undivided legal entities;8° In the case of a management lease, the surname, business name, pseudonym, first names and domicil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

…laced by references to the high commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 5° Article R. 521-8 is amended as follows: a) in the first paragraph, after the words "placed in possession", the word…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

…e de résolution draws up and updates a preventive group resolution plan, pursuant to Article L. 311-8, it shall, where appropriate, involve the competent counterpart authorities in this work, under th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…f the invoices or other supporting documents and, where applicable, a copy of the service contract; 8° A copy of the declaration provided for inArticle L. 1221-10 of the Labour Code and the document a…

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