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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

…tential customer. Where the intermediary provides an advisory service as referred to in Article L. 519-1-1, he shall communicate to the customer the number of credit agreements examined and the names…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-23

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-19

…e conditions defined in articles D. 129 of this code and D. 424-10, D. 424-11, D. 424-12 and D. 424-13 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

…its specific regulations complying with the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-19 ; 4° A list of the measures taken to ensure the safety and protection of participants and third p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-19

I.-The fixed monthly amount of the allowance mentioned in article L. 5131-6 is set at: 1° For a young person of full age at : a) €500 when the young person is a member of, or is attached to, a non-tax…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-23

…ng the region. He/she shall be sworn in under the conditions laid down inarticle 14-1 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Management of funds received as compensation for group members

Article 849-20

…to the group of injured parties defined by the judge. Subject to the Article 240 of Decree no. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991, any sum received under Articles 68 and 74 of the aforementioned Act of 18 N…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

…s, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on land use planning and development are exempt from property tax on built-up properti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1359

In the event of multiple summonses, the applicant for partition is the one who first had his summons registered at the registry of the judicial court.

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