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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L744-13

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010 420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-20

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles L. 626-18 and L. 626-19, no postponements or deadlines may be granted that have not been accepted by the creditors:1° Claims guaranteed by the lien establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-23

The personal data recorded in the processing is kept for a period of twenty-four months from the date of completion of the pathway to integration through economic activity, or from the date of collect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-198

The limit stipulated in article R. 214-85 and the 20% ratio mentioned in article R. 214-86 do not apply to professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Governor and Deputy Governors.

Article R142-20

The Governor may delegate his powers to the General Managers, Department Managers and Branch Managers, for the purpose of ensuring, in the departments or services under their authority, compliance wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-24

…appointed for this purpose by the Minister of Justice, shall assist in the application of Article 230-23. This magistrate may act ex officio or at the request of private individuals. He shall have d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-20

…rtment, the coordination commission for actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, the departmental co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-201

…dental surgeons performing a professional act under the conditions provided for in article L. 4112-7 or by an international agreement, whatever the form in which the profession is practised. They als…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-4

…ring the reference period defined in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…f the profit-sharing products allocated to a blocked current account pursuant to 2° of Article L. 3323-2 of the same Code. When the sums deposited in an account or the securities registered in the acc…

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