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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-183

…ons for approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers under the conditions set out in the general regulations of that authority. However, in cases defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, such appro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-13

…y, or for the trainees and civic service volunteers mentioned in the third paragraph, is defined by regulation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Freedom to provide services

Article L221-3

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the European Economic Area who is legally established in one of these States in order to practise the profession of gu…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-1

…s agreement, service providers must prove that they carry out their activity in accordance with the regulations applicable to them and that they provide guarantees of good character and solvency. This…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-2

No member of the Commission for the Scrutiny of Regulations may take part in the deliberations of a case concerning: 1° A company or corporation controlled, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-16 of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

…drawing up of an agreement with the beneficiary, and unless otherwise provided for in these general regulations, the terms of payment and, where applicable, repayment of the financial assistance, as w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-3

…sale takes place either by a judicial auctioneer, bailiff or notary in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to these professions, or by the court, or in the forms provided for by the Ge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Enforcement of European protection orders in the Member States of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection order

Article 696-90

…certain places, locations or defined areas in which the victim is or frequents; 2° A prohibition or regulation of contact with the victim; 3° A prohibition on approaching the victim at less than a cer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-42

…s where the credit institution is a major institution within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the Governor must have previously referred the matt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-14

…rovide one or more of the services mentioned in 1° to 6° of II of article L. 314-1 are laid down by regulation.

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