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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-3

The persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2 shall take measures to determine whether the beneficiaries of life insurance or capitalisation contracts and, where applicable, their ben…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-43

The categories of recipients of all or part of the personal data included in the information system are: 1° By virtue of their respective powers and within the strict limits of the information they ne…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-2

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for the acquisition of new housing or the renovation of housing forming part of a classified tourist residence, mentioned in articles 199 decies…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article A422-1

I.-The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or his representa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-1

The chambers of commerce and industry, in order to carry out the mission mentioned in article D. 711-10, have access to the information collected by the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 from…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article A312-1

The declaration provided for in article R. 312-4 must include : 1° The surname, first names, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the owner of the equipment declared ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-63

The approval of a not-for-profit humanitarian organisation as provided for in article L. 5124-7 is granted by the Minister for Health, after obtaining the opinion of the Minister for Humanitarian Acti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-8

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons terminates refugee status, on its own initiative or at the request of the administrative authority, when the person concerned fal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-6

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, motorised personal mobility devices, as defined in 6.15 of Article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code, are subject to the provisions of this article. II - Manuf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-14

The sponsor shall provide the investigators of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, pharmacological or toxicological tests with:1° The title and objective of the test requested ;2° Identification of…

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