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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-3 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: French Development Agency

Article R775-4

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-10

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-170 Order no. 2019-106…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding bodies

Article L742-10

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-170 Order no. 2019-106…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

…the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-170 Order no. 2019-106…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Bailiffs

Article 866

With the exception of deeds in criminal matters and deeds from lawyer to lawyer, bailiffs are required to draw up their deeds and minutes in two originals; one, exempt from all tax formalities, is giv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
5. Minors

Article R1112-35

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, if at the time of admission of a minor it appears that written authorisation to operate on him or her and to carry out the procedures associated with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
5. Minors

Article R1112-36

When the patient is under the care of a departmental child welfare service, the director will send the confidential certificate from the head doctor of the service, stating the diagnosis and the proba…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
5. Minors

Article R1112-34

The admission of a minor is decided, unless necessary, at the request of a person exercising parental authority or the judicial authority. The admission of a minor who has been placed in an educationa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D742-4

Article D. 213-0-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017.

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