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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…ppear in the National Register for the Identification of Natural Persons, although this information may not be used as a search criterion; b) Successive home addresses and, where applicable, the corre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…33-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-6, L. 632-12 to L. 632-15-1 and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

…no. 2010-783 of 8 July 2010 R. 2122-9-1 decree no. 2005-935 of 2 August 2005 R. 2122-10 decree no. 2017-890 of 6 May 2017 R. 2122-11 Decree no. 2017-270 of 1 March 2017Ia. - For the application of Ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-82

…cinema to the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations.The amount of the direct allocation may not exceed 70% of the mathematical opposite of the gross operating surplus at fixed costs mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-25

…ut the biological activities of medically assisted procreation mentioned in 2° of article R. 2142-1 may obtain authorisation to import and export gametes or germ tissue.The authorisation referred to i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18

…the Articles of Association. Their term of office is determined by the Articles of Association and may not exceed six years. However, in the event of a merger or demerger, the appointment may be made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of articles R. 2141-3, R. 2141-4, R. 2141-7, R. 2141-1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-127-1

The provisions of article L. 214-24-28 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-59

The provisions of article L. 214-24-28 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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