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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service

Article L423-22

In the year following their eighteenth birthday or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, foreign nationals who were entrusted to the child welfare service or to a trustworthy third p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22

The State may, at any time, by decree, expropriate in whole or in part for the needs of national defence plant varieties, the subject of applications for certificates or certificates. Failing amicable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-22

Any measure taken pursuant to articles L. 521-19 and L. 521-20 may require the service provider to display, in a place visible from outside the place where the service is provided, all or part of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-22

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide in the territory of a Member State other than France where it has its registered office and depending on the authorisation it has rec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-22

…France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-22

Under certain conditions, the popular savings plan entitles the holder to tax benefits and, for plans opened after 22 September 1993, to a savings bonus. The operation of people's savings plans is sub…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-22

I.-When implementing a resolution measure in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1, the College of Resolution shall ensure the continuity of the critical functions resulting from the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…municipal council, be entrusted, in whole or in part, and for the duration of his term of office:1° To determine and modify the allocation of communal properties used by municipal public services and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

I. - Article L. 5214-16, with the exception of VI and VII, and Articles L. 5214-16-1 to L. 5214-22 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 when they…

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