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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-43

…e judicial officer of the following emoluments:Number of the service (table 3-3 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 151 Request for information. 21.28 € 152 Copies of the documents a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-47

I.-Magistrates shall have access to all data, information and communications content recorded in the processing system, for the purposes of the proceedings brought before them. II.For the purposes of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK UC 1 CETo design an action projectOI 11 CEAnalyse the challenges of the socio-professional contextOI 111 CEPlace their action within the framework of the organisation's guideli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-4

I.-Any person being cared for by a healthcare professional, an establishment or service, a professional or organisation involved in prevention or care whose conditions of practice or activities are go…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…and the mixed holding company or its subsidiaries, under the conditions defined in Article L. 612-24. II. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 may apply to the Aut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct when it is not; 2° To display a certificate, quality label or equivalent without having obtained the necessary authorisation; 3° To claim t…

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

Article L22-10-49

…a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code : a) The Board of Directors may, within the limits it has p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44-1

…mpliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the resolution college, or the supervisory co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45-1

…inancial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the provisions of I and II of Article L. 613-50-4 shall apply in the event of the implementation of a crisis prevention or management measure referr…

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