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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-48

I. - The subsidiaries dedicated to carrying out the activities referred to in I of Article L. 511-47 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as investment firms or, wher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-41

If a person referred to in 4° of B of I or II of Article L. 612-2 has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with, or an app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-6

By way of derogation from articles 41-4 and 41-5, when proceedings have ended in a final conviction handed down by an Assize Court, the Public Prosecutor or the Attorney General who intends to order t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions

Article L711-4

…e detriment of the social protection bodies listed in article L. 114-12 of the Social Security Code;4° Tax debts for which the duties due have been sanctioned by the non-remissible increases mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-45

…e and transaction, subject to the powers conferred on the Board of Directors by article R. 6113-43, 4° and 5°.It is the authorising officer for the Agency's revenue and expenditure. He may appoint sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

…vide payment services mentioned in Article L. 314-1; 3° The agents referred to in Article L. 523-1; 4° The persons mentioned in Articles L. 521-3, L. 521-3-1, L. 525-5 and L. 525-6-1.A decree of the C…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L831-9

The summary visits provided for in articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out throughout the territory of Mayotte.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-22

For the application of 4° of Article L. 551-16, the financial resources are those referred to in the second paragraph of Article D. 553-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-3

…ternate members are appointed under the same conditions as the full members, for those mentioned in 4° and 5° of article D. 1441-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Realisation of the pledge and purging of registered claims.

Article R143-5

The costs and compensation due to the provisional administrator appointed pursuant to article L. 143-4 are taxed by the president of the commercial court.

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