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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-37

The provisions of articles L. 2223-35 and L. 2223-36 do not apply to public authorities which, pursuant to a legislative or regulatory text, are required either to provide all or part of funeral opera…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-3

Preferential allotment may be applied for jointly by several successors in order to keep the undivided property together. Failing amicable agreement, the application for preferential allotment is brou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-3

The preferential allotment referred to in 1° of Article 831-2 is by right for the surviving spouse. The rights resulting from preferential allotment are without prejudice to the lifetime rights of hab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the amount of fixed fines and indemnities, reduced fixed fines and increased fixed fines as well as the costs of setting up the case and shall specify the term…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

…d of imprisonment specially set by the Assize Court pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 221-3, the last paragraph of article 221-4 and article 421-7 of the Penal Code. When the convicted perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…nd transactions executed using this access with regard to the requirements laid down in Article L. 533-10-8;2° Establishes appropriate standards for risk controls and trading thresholds applicable to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-30

…y with article L. 522-7-1 when they provide the services mentioned in 7° and 8° of II of article L. 314-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-32

…from the public, no later than the end of the business day, within the meaning of d of article L. 133-4, following their collection. Funds otherwise collected in exchange for the issue of electronic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-34

Electronic money institutions shall provide their customers, as well as any person who so requests, with any useful information on the procedures for protecting the funds collected. Customers shall be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-33

…electronic money is protected in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article L. 526-32. If this portion is variable or cannot be determined in advance, electronic money institutions sh…

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