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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

…ef Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 19° and 20° of article R. 1413-12, within the limits that it shall determine and in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

…ns in respect of a natural or legal person, entered in the aforementioned register, whose centre of main interests or domicile is situated in that State ;4° Where the domiciliation agent informs the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 108

Children under the age of 16 are heard without oath.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

…articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-32

…articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Restoration proceedings

Article R613-52

The restoration remedies provided for in articles L. 612-16 and L. 612-16-1 shall be submitted to the Director General of the Institute by the holder of the deposit, who must be the holder entered in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZI

It is instituted, for online circle games organised and operated under the conditions laid down by the article 14 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R752-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R753-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D764-3

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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