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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-13

…r the extrajudicial procedure for identifying deceased persons, provided for by Article 1 of Decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 relating to the conditions for approval of persons authorised to carry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R57-13

When an application for home detention under electronic surveillance is made to the investigating judge, the liberty and custody judge or the sentence enforcement judge, or when he or she is consideri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-13

…he assignments entrusted to them; 2° Registry officers and persons authorised under the article R. 123-14 of the code de l'organisation judiciaire, as well as, for the sole purpose of carrying out the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-13

The notice of increased fixed fine sent pursuant to article 495-20 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 495-19, the methods of payment of the deposit, and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-13

Intermediary payment service providers shall ensure that all information received on the payer and payee which accompanies a transfer of funds is retained with that transfer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-13

…ight-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010 420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-177…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L743-13

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 223-1 Ordinance no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 223-2 and L. 223-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L742-13

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 223-1 Ordinance no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 223-2 and L. 223-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the c…

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