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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-45

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-25-7, concerning persons residing in France, the proof referred to in article R. 50-44 is handed over in person to the police station or gendarmerie bri…

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

Article R6113-46

…mit.At the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, it may carry out any study or analysis in areas falling within the Agency's remit.II - The Steering Committ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-42

A budget allocation to support local investment is instituted in favour of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status in metropolitan France and in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-4

…ns personalised data provided to a payment service user by the payment service provider for authentication purposes ; b) A unique identifier means a combination of letters, numbers or symbols indicate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-4

…of book IV of the code de l'action sociale et des familles (social action and family code) are applicable to public or private health establishments mentioned in a, b and c of article L. 162-22-6 of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transfers of funds

Article L722-4

…intermediary payment service provider domiciled in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of:1° Transfers of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-4

…public authorities is not counted towards the quorum, under the conditions set out in articles 1 to 4 of decree no. 2014-90 of 31 January 2014 implementing article 2 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-160-4

I.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-4

I. - For their application in New Caledonia, Articles L. 717-1, L. 717-4 and Article L. 717-7 of this Code shall read as follows:"Art. L. 717-1. :I. - The use in the course of trade by a third party,…

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