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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-30

For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 621-5-3, issuers liable for the contribution must declare each year, at the end of the twelve-month period following publication of the visa, the amount o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: Residence permits for family reasons

Article R423-1

An application for a residence permit under article L. 423-6 is equivalent to an application for renewal of the residence permit previously acquired when it is submitted by a foreign national who has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-3

The rules for exchanging mutilated or damaged banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withd…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-12

…ed "equity risk" sub-module are specified in Article 170 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall decide on the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-115

…he spread of the covid-19 epidemic and the measures taken to limit this spread and decree no. 2021-310 of 24 March 2021 instituting aid to compensate for the uncovered fixed costs of companies whose b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of the municipal authorities and litigation.

Article D2573-11

…of article R. 2131-5 :1° In 5°, the words: "the buyer's presentation report provided for in Article 105 of Decree No. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 on public contracts" are deleted;2° In 6°, the words: "A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Departmental advisory committee on safety and accessibility

Article D312-26

The departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee set up under decree no. 95-260 of 8 March 1995 is responsible for giving an opinion, under the conditions set out in the aforementioned dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-8

In accordance with the provisions of 11° bis of I of Article 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of…

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