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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-15

The personal interview will be audio recorded.The person concerned will be informed at the start of the interview of how the audio recording will be carried out, in particular the procedures for ensur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

The following may provide investment services within the limits of the legislative provisions which, where applicable, govern them, without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-7

The Minister responsible for the economy shall set the conditions under which investment firms and credit and investment institutions as defined in article L. 516-1 may carry on, on a professional bas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

Investment firms are legal entities, other than portfolio management companies and credit institutions, which are authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 on a reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L531-0

In this Title, "financial instrument" means financial instruments within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-13

The Director General of the Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) will decide on the list of associations authori…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Submission of applications

Article L531-2

Where France is responsible for examining the asylum application, the foreign national submits his application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons within a time l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-20

As an exception to Book III of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, when the personal interview has been transcribed and audio recorded, the applicant may only have access…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-21

The procedures for organising the interview are defined by the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.The procedures for transcribing the personal i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article L531-3

…çais de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) decides, after a single investigation, whether to recognise refugee status or grant su…

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