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Showing 60916100 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-1

The qualified persons mentioned in article L. 221-1 are holders of the professional guide-lecturer card issued under the conditions laid down by the regulations in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-15-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may make a recommendation or issue an injunction to payment institutions to ensure that they have sufficient capital for payment services, in parti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article R328-1

Any manager of a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 is liable to a fine for a fifth-class offence:1° Disregarding the obligations or proh…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

If the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant in his or her own right, it may only take place at the end of a period of two months following the summons,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L626-1

…e there is a serious possibility that the company can be safeguarded, the court will draw up a plan to this end, which will put an end to the observation period. The safeguard plan includes, where app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-1

An authorisation for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in a musical work within the meaning of this code is an authorisation for the exploitation of a musical work, granted under cop…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-10

When, due to its legal form, the collective management organisation does not have a general meeting of its members, the powers of the latter, as provided for in article L. 323-6, are exercised by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-10

The ad hoc administrator referred to in Article L. 521-9 is appointed by the competent public prosecutor from a list of legal entities or individuals whose constitution procedures are set by decree in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-12

…ducts a search for the members of his or her family, while protecting the best interests of the minor. In cases where the life or physical integrity of a minor or his or her close relatives could be t…

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