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Showing 64116420 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…evel, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

…evel, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

Banque de France employees are bound by professional secrecy. They may not take or receive a holding or any interest or remuneration whatsoever by way of work or advice in any public or private, indus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-1

An interministerial technical assistance service is set up within the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, made up of police officers, gendarmerie members and customs officers. This service is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-18

The limited liability company is managed by one or more natural persons. The managers may be chosen from outside the partners. They are appointed by the partners, in the Articles of Association or by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…ly linked to a sports betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

…thorised by virtue of an exclusive right or the authorisation referred to inArticle 21 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gam…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

The tasks carried out in separate units by the City of Paris' public social and health establishment, known as the "reception and hospital care centre" and located in Nanterre, include :1° The recepti…

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