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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-7

A strategic college is hereby set up under the authority of the Minister for the Economy to oversee the monitoring of the processing of company formalities, authorisations to access or carry out their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

I. - Where the College of Resolution is the resolution authority on a consolidated basis, it shall establish or update, after consultation with the relevant competent authorities of the Member States,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-1

Without prejudice to the respective powers of the institutions that its members represent, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière supervises the financial system as a whole, with the aim of preservi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…e preparation, implementation and evaluation of road safety policy, pursuant to Article 3 of Decree no. 75-360 of 15 May 1975 relating to the Interministerial Committee for Road Safety; 13° The Secret…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…conomiques and ministerial statistical departments, in compliance with article 7 bis of amended law no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics; 11° For the pur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

Heading 1-General administration 10. Consignment and financial investment of certain funds 101. Consignment Agreement or court decision having the force of res judicata (1) or, where applicable, consi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-1

When, in the course of legal proceedings or the checks referred to in article L. 214-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, one or more live animals have been seized or removed for any reason what…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

When, through repeated actions that jeopardise the safety of persons or property at sporting events, through the commission of a serious act at one of these events, through membership of an associatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-1

The nation defines its health policy in order to guarantee everyone's right to health protection.Health policy is the responsibility of the State.It aims to promote healthy living conditions, improve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée has the following prerogatives on behalf of the State: 1° He studies and participates in the drafting of legislative and regulatory t…

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