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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-3

The advisory commission provided for in Article L. 5334-6 is composed as follows: 1° The prefect of the department in which the headquarters of the new conurbation union is located or his representati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-1

…result from the acquisition, subscription or holding of receivables or other assets referred to in III below, the granting of loans or the conclusion of contracts constituting forward financial instr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…mentioned in Title II of Book II, in respect of the employee savings products mentioned in Chapters III and IV of Title III of Book III of Part Three of the Labour Code and in respect of the profit-sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…tem may only be authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a public interest requirement;2° or necessary for the performan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…s of tourist communes and classified tourist resorts falling under Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of the Tourism Code;2° Public establishments for intercommunal cooperation benefiting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…tains the information mentioned in I and that this information has been verified in accordance with III and IV and that the individual transfers bear the payer's payment account number or the unique t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D593-1-1

…ice pursuant to the agreement provided for in the first paragraph of this II shall be inadmissible. III.-Where the summons for service sent by the Public Prosecutor to the Commissioner of Justice conc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and implementation of prenatal diagnosis

Article R2131-2

…sent, before the first examination is carried out, for all ultrasound examinations covered by 1° of III of article R. 2131-1 to be carried out during the pregnancy. Consent may be revoked at any time…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

…y be accompanied by an advance payment, the amount of which may not exceed 30% of the agreed price. III - For the actions mentioned in 4° of article L. 6313-1, the skills operator pays the apprentice…

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