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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-3

…disputes is subject to the obligation of confidentiality set out in the Article 21-3 of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 on the organisation of the courts and civil, criminal and administrative proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

…daptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5214-7 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5214-8 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 II. - In the last paragraph of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6152-334

…sions of 2° of article L. 6152-1, and by the public establishments mentioned in I of article L. 313-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles recruited from the date of entry into force of de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

…5 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-53-1 Order no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-54 Ordinance no. 2014-158 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Professional bodies and professional secrecy

Article L773-4

…2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in the first…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Professional bodies and professional secrecy

Article L774-4

…2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in the first…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Professional bodies and professional secrecy

Article L775-4

…2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in the first…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-2

…ture to be affixed is subject to security approval in accordance with Article 5 of Decree no. 2010-112 of 2 February 2010 taken for the application of Articles 9, 10 and 12 of ordonnance no. 2005-1516…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

…resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-5 Order no. 2000-1223…

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