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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a simplified payment institution authorisation when the total amount of payment transactions forecast does not exceed a ceiling set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-42-1

I. - 1. When an AIFM established in a third country and whose reference Member State is France intends to manage units or shares of AIFs established in another Member State of the European Union, eith…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

The following are deemed to be professional clients within the meaning of article L. 533-16, for all investment services and all financial instruments:1. a) The credit institutions referred to in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-7

Doctors or medical teams inform the hospital medical boards, medical conferences or medical commissions of their involvement in the accreditation procedure and of the outcome of this application. Befo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to any credit transaction referred to in 6° of article L. 311-1, whether concluded for valuable consideration or free of charge and, where applicable, to its guara…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-1

Subject to France's international commitments and the exceptions provided for in Articles L. 412-2 and L. 412-3, the first issue of a temporary residence permit or a multi-annual residence permit is s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Orders on request.

Article 496

If the request is not granted, an appeal may be lodged unless the order is issued by the First President of the Court of Appeal. The time limit for appeal is fifteen days. The appeal is lodged, invest…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-3

At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-36

The examining magistrate or the judicial police officer appointed by him or authorised by the public prosecutor may request any qualified agent of a service, unit or body placed under the authority of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-9

Throughout the term of a professional athlete's fixed-term employment contract, the sports association or company referred to in Articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 which employs the athlete shall offer t…

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