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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-1

…ty management system is subject to periodic inspection under the conditions laid down in article R. 342-12-2, its guidelines and any modifications to them must be approved by the Prefect of the départ…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-19-1

An order of the Minister responsible for transport may waive or derogate from the application of certain provisions of this subsection to cross-border ski lifts, provided that the legal framework for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The central body of Crédit Agricole.

Article R512-18

The Crédit Agricole network comprises the central body, the Regional Banks and the Local Banks referred to in Articles L. 512-34 and L. 512-35. Credit institutions and finance companies that are contr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-2

…blishment of branches in States that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the acquisition of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution referre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is competent t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-2-1

…s the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 within six months of receipt.Where the application is incomplete, the AMF or the European Cent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-22-1

…lities, the person responsible for water production or distribution draws up, implements, evaluates and updates a water safety management plan for the part for which it is responsible. For the purpose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-36

The investigation decision shall be executed in accordance with the formalities and procedures expressly indicated by the issuing authority, unless the law provides otherwise and provided, on pain of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-38

…e information requested by the issuing authority. However, subject to the provisions of Article 694-31 and Article 694-34, it must always grant the requests provided for in Article 694-33. The magistr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-39

…gation decision on national territory only if it appears likely to reduce the rights of the parties and the procedural guarantees applying the fundamental principles provided for in the preliminary ar…

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