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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

…wever, under the conditions and within the limits set by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, it may be drafted in a language other than French that is customary in financial…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

The following shall apply to the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

…the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, opened for signature in New York on 1 March 1980; 4° The Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in New York on 26 January 1990; 5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

…r General recruits, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-44

…ritory, the document shall be transmitted in accordance with the forms provided for in articles 696-8 and 696-9, accompanied, where applicable, by a French translation. Service is made personally, at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-12

…proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recover all of their claims and securities, less any sums collected,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article R722-7

…date pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 722-4, the provisions of articles R. 721-7 and R. 721-8 are applicable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article R721-7

…er passport or any identity or travel document in his or her possession, pursuant to article L. 721-8, it shall in exchange issue the foreign national with a receipt equivalent to proof of identity.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Representative offices of investment firms

Article L532-15

…anagement companies, the notification provided for in Article L. 532-14 is sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The latter shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Master and feeder undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-31

…may not exceed the limit set in article R. 214-24 unless it has been authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers to be constituted as a feeder UCITS.

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