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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-136

The issue of equity securities without pre-emptive rights by way of a public offer is subject to the following conditions: 1° The issue price or the conditions for setting this price shall be determin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

The registration referred to in Article L. 512-1 is renewed on 1 March each year. Applications for renewal must be submitted by the intermediary or the principal at least one month before the expiry d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Provision of cash as part of a payment transaction

Article L112-14

I.-The merchants referred to in article L. 121-1 of the French Commercial Code may provide cash to the Payment Service User as part of a payment transaction for the purchase of goods or services. II-T…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest a foreign national who cannot immediately leave French territory but whose removal remains a reasonable prospect, in the following cases:1° Th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TRAVEL PROHIBITION ON FRENCH TERRITORY SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L622-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 622-2, the administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the surrender decision taken pursuant to article L. 621-1 against a foreign national ho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Escorting foreign nationals in transit through a French airport

Article L722-12

In the event of a foreign national's transit through a French airport with a view to being transported to the country of destination in execution of a removal order issued by a Member State of the Eur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-1

This chapter determines the measures applicable to foreign nationals who are the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the Euro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity

Article L2123-10

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations are placed, at their request, in a secondment position to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 2123-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article L2214-1

The State police system may be established in a commune according to its security needs. These needs are assessed with regard to the permanent and seasonal population, the location of the municipality…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Dotation de soutien à l'investissement des départements (Departmental investment support grant)

Article L3334-10

It is hereby instituted a grant to support investment in the départements, allocated to the départements and territorial collectivities of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.…

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