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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General provisions

Article L512-105

For the purposes of the last five paragraphs of article L. 512-1, cooperative banks are, for the savings bank network, the savings and provident institutions and the local savings companies affiliated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3823-1

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the following is added to article L. 3411-1: "The cost of prevention resulting from the application of this article shall be born…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-10

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets the composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4151-5-1 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-1

Private individuals' over-indebtedness commissions have the task of dealing, under the conditions set out in this book, with the over-indebtedness situation defined in article L. 711-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Cases in which foreign nationals may be placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L752-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest, for the purposes of rapid processing and effective monitoring of their asylum application, foreign nationals whose right to remain has ended…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-1

Book III of this part is applicable to the communes of the overseas departments with the exception of the eighth paragraph (7°) of article L. 2331-2, the tenth paragraph (9°) of article L. 2331-8 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-10

The basis for the proportional contribution is determined by the proceeds from the sale of admissions or, in the case of a cinema access package giving entitlement to multiple admissions, the sums cor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-1

This section applies to institutions for occupational retirement provision which have their registered office or main administration in another Member State of the European Union or in another State p…

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