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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R742-17

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R743-17

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applicatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Common provisions

Article R744-16

…Article R. 221-127 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 191

…rt of appeal comprises at least one investigating chamber. This court is composed of a chamber president, exclusively attached to this service, and two councillors who may, if necessary, provide servi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-27-2

…commerce and industry, a committee composed of the regional prefect or his representative, the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry or his representative and an elected represent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-35

If the expert opinion ordered pursuant to the provisions of article 723-31 concludes that the sentenced person is dangerous and establishes a risk of re-offending that appears to be proven, the public…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1456

…sponsibility, before accepting his assignment, to disclose any circumstances likely to affect his independence or impartiality. He is also obliged to disclose without delay any circumstances of the sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

Any person apprehended by virtue of a request for arrest with a view to surrender must be brought before the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction within twenty-four hours. Within this perio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

…s referred to in Article L. 122-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZH

It is instituted, for sports betting organised and operated under the conditions set by I of article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à la croissance et la transformation des entrepri…

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