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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R211-27

The provisions of articles R. 211-23 to R. 211-26 do not apply to persons who bring into France vehicles that are normally based in the territory of a State, other than France, referred to in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-2

Residents declare to the Banque de France the statistical data required to understand France's international investment position, when their outstanding assets and claims abroad or their debts to fore…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-1

I.- Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, investment companies, portfolio management companies, undertakings for collective investment and the in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-3

The Banque de France must be provided with additional information for statistical purposes, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set by order of the Minister for the Economy, when the amoun…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation with a view to transfer

Article R581-16

Information relating to a beneficiary of temporary protection which is necessary to examine a transfer application other than that mentioned in articles R. 581-10 and R. 581-11 is requested or provide…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation with a view to transfer

Article R581-17

The Minister responsible for asylum informs the Commission of the European Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees of transfer requests.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-20

To be eligible for aid for co-writing international co-production projects, authors must be:1° French nationals or equivalent;2° Nationals of a Member State of the Organisation Internationale de la Fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Extradition

Article 696

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the conditions, procedure and effects of extradition shall be determined by the provisions of this Chapter. These provisions shall al…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

An appeal may be lodged against a decision ruling on an application for recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award made abroad. An appeal shall be lodged within one month of service of the decisi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-5

The work must be the subject of production expenditure in the territory or territories of the States located in the African, Caribbean and Pacific zone in which the companies involved in the co-produc…

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