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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article D522-1-2

The minimum capital of the payment institutions referred to in article L. 522-11-1 is set at 40,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-17

Failure by the employee to request the mandatory time off in lieu cannot result in the loss of the right to time off. In this case, the employer will ask the employee to actually take the time off wit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of programming groups and agreements

Article R212-17

Any grouping of exhibitors of cinematographic entertainment establishments shall be constituted as a legal entity.Programming agreements are the result of conventions concluded between exhibitors of c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-14

The pursuing creditor shall be provided by the registry with a copy of the claims produced with a view to drawing up the draft distribution provided for in Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-12

The period within which a registered creditor who has been notified of a summons to pay equivalent to a seizure must declare his claim is two months from the date of notification. However, a creditor…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-13

Creditors who have registered their security interest in the property after publication of the summons to pay serving as a seizure order but before publication of the sale, intervene in the proceeding…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: OFFICIAL EXECUTION

Article L722-1

When the foreign national has not complied with his or her obligation to enforce the removal order against which he or she is subject, the administrative authority may take the decisions provided for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-171

The training course, which lasts a minimum of thirty-five hours, is structured around the following five themes: 1° Theme 1: regulatory framework for teaching, supervising and training in mountain spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-173

The examination panel is chaired by the Minister for Sports or his/her representative, a category A civil servant belonging to a body reporting to the Ministry for Sports. In addition to the person in…

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