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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-2

Natural persons who direct or manage a participatory finance intermediary must not be subject to any of the incapacities referred to in Article L. 500-1, nor hold a management position in a person sub…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-20

The application for registration in the register referred to in a. of article L. 141-3 must be sent in writing, by electronic means if necessary, to the registration commission referred to in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may submit to the supervisory authority on a consolidated basis a duly reasoned written request to update the decisions it has taken concerning the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-9

The institution may ask the administration in charge of the estates to dispose of movable property placed in the hands of justice that has been handed over to the agency pursuant to the articles 41-5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-200

The regulations or articles of association of a professional undertaking for collective real estate investment set out the rules for the constitution and composition of the undertaking's assets and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-3-1

Pursuant to article 495-3-1, the chief clerk shall notify the criminal order to the civil party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall specify the time limits and procedures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-57

When, for serious medical, family, professional or social reasons, the person has been unable to carry out the measures decided upon within the prescribed time limits, and these time limits are less t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article R6123-162

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6111-41 to R. 6111-49 relating to on-call care in health establishments : 1° Depending on the needs identified in the area concerned, the Director Ge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL AGENCY FOR TERRITORIAL COHESION

Article R1231-3

The agency shall assist the regional prefect and the departmental prefect in implementing the actions mentioned in V of Article 36 and in the second paragraph of article 41 of decree no. 2004-374 of 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-43

In accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the minister responsible for the budget, municipalities that have instituted a tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax shall notify the director ge…

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