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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-196 to R. 214-202n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-203-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…2 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2022-1616 of 23 December 2022 on the financing of social security for 2023. Articles L. 5121-1 and L. 5121-12-1 s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

…appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in article L. 752-23. The form is sent electronically by the beneficiary of the commercial authorisation to the prefec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-2

…mount due if the surrender option is exercised when one of the events referred to in article L. 132-23; -in the case of unit-linked policies where an investment option is active, additional informatio…

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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 R444-2

…and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15R. 421-26 to R. 421-28R. 421-34-1Decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 S…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-26

…investment of the sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account is made under article 721-23 and the sums due in return for the acquisition of the exploitation rights abroad have not yet bee…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-11

…mily)" provided for in articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-13 to L. 421-21, L. 421-22 and L. 421-23 reside outside France, the decision to issue the requested residence permit is taken by the diplo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-66

…s refusal was exclusively motivated by the finding that the condition provided for by 1° of article 23-2 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Constitutional Counci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1464

…rst paragraph of Article 11, the second and third paragraphs of Article 12 and to articles 13 to 21,23 and 23-1. The parties and the arbitrators shall act expeditiously and fairly in the conduct of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-20-8

…pharmaceutical record is accessible to the healthcare professionals referred to in article L. 1111-23 by means of tools and information systems that comply with the interoperability and security stan…

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