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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

The decision refusing return issued by a foreign court and the accompanying documents transmitted to the court already seised by the parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, when acting as the authority responsible for the supervision of a subsidiary of an undertaking which has its head office in another Member Sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-7

One of the copies of the articles of association and the list of members of the caisse de crédit agricole mutuel is filed with the clerk of the judicial court.Each year, before 1st June, a director or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D773-40

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia.II.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-4

…3° of article R. 151-27 of the town planning code. For munic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-15

…Article L. 262-27 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. This distribution take…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-14

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Construction and Housing Code applicable to establishments open to the public, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article A211-4

The supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15, R. 211-17 (2nd paragraph) and R. 211-18 must bear one of the following headings respectively:-certificate of insurance (art. R. 211-15 of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…l'environnement industriel et des risques;26° L'Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire ;27° L'Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité ;28° Institut Pasteur ;29°…

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