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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking service providers

Article R774-1

…November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-1

…November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-23

…département shall ensure: 1° The conditions required of managers as defined in article L. 2223-24; 2° Minimum conditions of professional competence of the manager and agents. In the case of an régie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-20

…es for applying the regulatory texts adopted on the basis of Article L. 113-3 of the Consumer Code; 2° The conditions of application of the provisions of the Insurance Code to the funeral funding pack…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-5

Any application for invalidity or revocation filed in violation of Article L. 716-5 or filed by a person who is not qualified or who does not satisfy the conditions set out in Articles R. 716-1 and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…n accordance with Article L. 123-11 of the Commercial Code, the companies and entities mentioned in 2°, 3° and 5° of I of Article L. 123-1 of the same code, other than companies whose securities are a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Control of conditions of access to and exercise of distribution activities

Article R514-1

I.- In order to verify the good repute requirements referred to in I to III and V of article L. 322-2, the body referred to in article R. 512-3 shall request a copy of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-5

During the construction phase, the control referred to in article L. 2234-2 covers, in particular, the quality of the works built and their compliance with the functional programme provided for in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-58

…e in France of foreign nationals carrying out an assignment on French territory within the scope of 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code; 2° The foreign national's employer or host company has b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

…ant, from the date of notification of the decision of the departmental film development commission; 2° For the prefect and the members of the departmental film development commission, from the date of…

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