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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, subject to the powers of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution concerning struc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

The guarantees referred to in I of Article 84 of the Amending Finance Act 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 are issued to finance transactions carried out by public administrations or public or private se…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…recognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to:- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

…ords "second paragraph";3° The references to Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R762-11

…ords "second paragraph";3° The references to Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIII: The European Certificate of Succession

Article 1381-3

…pension of its effects under the conditions provided for in Articles 71 and 73 of Regulation No 650/2012 of the Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognitio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-1

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-1

…f Article L. 133-25-2, in the case of the levies referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, the payer has an unconditional right to reimbursement within the time limits set out in Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-17

…placed by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, the date of 31 December 2012 is replaced by the date of 31 December 2018.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

…nd 5° of article D. 112-14, are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management.

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