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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-39

…ean Economic Area without establishing a branch there, it sends the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a notification containing the information mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article D.…

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

Article D775-39

…Commission, to Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019 are deleted.

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

…has been ordered by the confiscation judgement, or after ratification of the abandonment agreed by settlement.2. However, judgments and orders relating to the confiscation of goods seized from unknown…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 39

…st resort. If any of them exceeds that rate, the judge shall rule at first instance on all the claims. However, he shall rule at last instance if the only claim that exceeds the rate of last resort is…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 393

The costs of the expired proceedings shall be borne by the person who brought the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Withdrawal of the claim at first instance.

Article 394

The claimant may, in any matter, withdraw his claim with a view to terminating the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Withdrawal of the claim at first instance.

Article 397

Withdrawal is express or implied; the same applies to acceptance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Withdrawal of the claim at first instance.

Article 398

…wal of proceedings does not entail renunciation of the action, but only extinction of the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 390

The lapse of time on appeal or opposition confers on the judgment the force of res judicata, even if it has not been notified.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Withdrawal of the claim at first instance.

Article 399

…hdrawal entails, unless otherwise agreed, submission to pay the costs of the extinguished proceedings.

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