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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

…lation of a third country shall include a clause stipulating that the parties acknowledge that they may be subject to the exercise by the resolution college of the powers to suspend or restrict the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-9

…n I to be achieved, it shall notify the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13 or 4 of article L. 532-2, after deliberation by their board of directors, their supervisory board or any other body exerc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-3

In the case referred to in 2° of article R. 212-94-1, in which France is the Member State of origin, the application for a European professional mountain guide card, accompanied by the supporting docu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Invalidity.

Article R322-91

…ctions brought previously shall be borne by the defendants. The court hearing an action for nullity may, even of its own motion, set a time limit for covering nullities. An action in respect of liabil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-9

…total payment of the taxes provided for therein. When the department referred to in article L. 561-23 has received information about fraudulent evasion or attempted fraudulent evasion of the assessme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-9

…of the Regional Health Agency a report on its activities and financial accounts, no later than 30th June of the year following the financial year to which they relate, in accordance with a model and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-10

…ronic money institution carries out activities of a hybrid nature within the meaning of Article L. 526-3 or activities referred to in Articles L. 525-4 or L. 525-5, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-101

Recognition of the European protection order may be refused if the order is based: 1° On offences committed wholly, for the most part or for the most part on the territory of the Republic or in a plac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-106

…nised and enforced accordingly. If these measures no longer fall within those mentioned in article 696-90, he shall release the measure enforceable in France.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-107

…der as soon as he is informed by the competent authority of the issuing State of its revocation. He may also terminate these measures: 1° Where there is evidence that the victim does not reside or sta…

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