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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article R122-1

…visions of Decree No. 2001-933 of 12 October 2001 on the perforated marking of Banque de France banknotes denominated in French francs, denominations of the banknotes listed in the annex to Article 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article R611-1

…s adopted pursuant to this chapter. However, the provisions mentioned in the previous paragraph may not be made applicable either to consignments or to the management of funds whose management is entr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Cemeteries and funeral operations (R).

Article R2512-33

…t present, as regards binding, paper and ink, the same guarantees of solidity and duration as civil status registers. The register is drawn up in duplicate so that it can be kept both at the cemetery…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-24

…first and second paragraphs of article D. 4221-23 with regard to the identification as well as the status, modes and places of practice of these pharmacists.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R326-1

…ublishers among its members and within its governing bodies;3° Provides proof, by any means, of the professional qualifications of its managers and corporate officers on the basis of:a) Their status a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-4

…s out the following missions: 1° Monitoring the physical condition of firefighters; 2° Carrying out professional and fitness medicine for professional firefighters and fitness medicine for volunteer f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-1

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, whose missions, status and organisation are defined in particular in Articles L. 121-7 to L. 121-16, decides on asylum applicati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 432

The judge rules, the person being heard or called. The person concerned may be accompanied by a lawyer or, subject to the judge's agreement, by any other person of his or her choice. The judge may, ho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-10

The judge shall rule, at the request of any interested party or the public prosecutor, on any difficulties that may arise in the implementation of the system.Selected for this purpose under the condit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 513-1

…munication provided for in the second paragraph of article 510, without being able to be opposed to professional or banking secrecy. It must ensure the confidentiality of the management account. On co…

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