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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…d of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/…

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

Article 509-2

…ritory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-9

The time limits mentioned in articles 495-18 and 495-19 are assessed, in the event that payment of the fine is sent by post, with regard to the date of dispatch of the means of payment attested by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-15-1

…d of the existence of this right by the document mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2122-19 and on the website dedicated to the elections mentioned in the same article. If they wish to exer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal status of acts taken by municipal authorities.

Article D2573-11

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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

Article D312-26

…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 decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-10

An unmarried couple or woman meeting the conditions of article L. 2141-6 consents to the reception of an embryo by joint declaration before a notary in accordance with the procedures set out in articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

…the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8, or in companies that have concluded a collective agreement on job and skills man…

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