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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Retention period for data entered in the register and procedures for deleting them

Article R53-21-22

The managing service shall proceed with the deletion of data entered in the directory: a) Upon expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 53-21-20 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions menti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-5

Any policyholder of an insurance contract relating to a vehicle mentioned in article R. 211-21-1 who fails to affix to the vehicle concerned the certificate provided for in articles R. 211-21-2 and R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-6

The provisions of articles R. 211-21-1 to R. 211-21-5 do not apply in the cases mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 211-14 and to the persons mentioned in articles R. 211-22 and R. 211-23.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

French nationality may be claimed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French terri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-5

In the appendix to their annual financial statements, social benefit solidarity enterprises shall indicate the information attesting to compliance with the conditions applicable to them pursuant to I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article D5221-21-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Securities issued by the State

Article L213-21-1

…securities held in a securities account maintained by the French State may request a change in the method of book entry of their securities.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty.2° Or a special-purpose entity created for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21-1

…cation of these provisions, particularly with regard to approval and the extent of guarantees, are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21-1

The credit institutions referred to in Title I of Book V of this Code shall send by electronic means, at least once a year, to the group referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 161-17-1 of th…

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