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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-52-1

With the agreement of the purchaser, the College of Resolution may return to its original owner any item that has been transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 613-52, without the lat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-13

The provisions of articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-12 do not apply to study trips by departmental councils. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose, which must be directly relate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-13

The provisions of articles L. 4135-10 to L. 4135-12 do not apply to study trips by regional councils. The resolutions relating to these trips shall specify their purpose, which must be directly relate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-14

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The composition and conditions of approval, financing, operation and a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-11

Decisions of the Supervisory Board are taken by simple majority. Each member of the Supervisory Board has a number of votes depending on its total financial contribution to the guarantee fund and thos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-12

Subject to more stringent provisions, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall keep, for a period of five years from the closure of their accounts or the termination of their relations with t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article L821-11

The fine provided for in article L. 821-10 may not be imposed for failure to comply with re-routing obligations for acts dating back more than four years.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L742-15

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L743-15

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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