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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Development allowance and equalisation allowance for overseas municipalities

Article L2334-23-1

I. - From 2020, the share of the development grant mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2334-13 and intended for the communes of the overseas departments, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-2-1

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4361-2 in the form of certified information.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification and verification of the identity of occasional customers

Article D561-10-2

The threshold mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-13 is set at 2,000 euros per session. The threshold referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 561-13 is set at €2,000 per sessi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-10

The court with jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 15-3-1 is the Paris judicial court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-24

The above request shall contain the following information: a) The contact details of the competent judicial authority; b) A description of the facts which are the subject of the criminal proceedings c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-12

When the request from the accused provided for in article 495-15 requesting the application of the procedure for appearing in court on prior recognition of guilt is sent to the public prosecutor more…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

I. - Without prejudice to V of article L. 5210-1-1, when the representative of the State in the department establishes that a commune does not belong to any public establishment of inter-communal coop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-2

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité des…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-1

I.-In their sustainability risk policy, made public pursuant to Article 3 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the publication of sustainable investment and sustainabilit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-2

The operations authorised under the plan in accordance with the Insurance Code are those that fall within class of business 24 of article R. 321-1 of that Code.

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