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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…Article D. 533-4, the words: "referred to in the first paragraph of paragraph 1 of II of Annex 2 of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014," and the words: "in accordance with Article 71(4) of Commission…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

…38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentioned in Article 695-9-48 falls within the sco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-35

The request for transmission drawn up, pursuant to Article 695-9-33, by the departments or units mentioned in Article 695-9-31, shall contain the information listed in the model in Annex B to Framewor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Metal parts.

Article R121-3

The rules for the handling and recirculation of euro coins are set out in Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of eu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

Where a fine is imposed pursuant to articles L. 242-5 and L. 242-6, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mutual guarantee companies.

Article L126-1

The rules for the creation of mutual guarantee companies between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies, members of the liberal professions, owners of real estate or r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

I.-1° Company mutual funds which are not subject to the provisions of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code and more than one third of whose assets are made up of securities issued by a foreign comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…visions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperative societies, the company mutual fund may invest in the shares or equity securities it issues, under conditions laid down by d…

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