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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…sociation.V. - Articles L. 214-24-29, with the exception of its penultimate paragraph, to L. 214-24-42, L. 214-24-45 and L. 214-24-46, L. 214-24-48, L. 214-24-49, L. 214-24-62 and L. 214-25 do not app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R284-2

…le R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-57

…his section; 5° a fonds commun d'intervention sur les marchés à terme referred to in Article L. 214-42 as it read prior to the date of publication of Order 2011-915 of 1 August 2011 relating to undert…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

…e Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2

…04-1, concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52,382 et 706-42. The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than those referred to in this article may, for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-30

…rms and conditions defined in Articles L. 313-43 to L. 313-48 which, notwithstanding Article L. 313-42, use receivables referred to in II of Article L. 513-29;3° Notwithstanding any provisions or stip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-35

…ment scheme, UCITS or FIA governed by foreign law or investment fund mentioned in article R. 214-32-42.IV. - II of this article may be waived in respect of :1° Eligible financial securities and money…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-34-1

…horisation to transfer the body to a coffin suitable for cremation, provided for in article L. 2223-42-1, is issued by the mayor of the municipality of the place where the coffin is opened and changed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…not benefit from this privilege.They may issue the promissory notes referred to in articles L. 313-42 to L. 313-48.Notwithstanding any provisions or stipulations to the contrary, sociétés de crédit f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

…162-22-14 and L. 162-23-8 of the same code, the services provided for in II and IV of article L. 1424-42 of the General Local Authorities Code and, where applicable, the annual grants provided for i…

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