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

Article L773-14

…Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 law no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L775-13

…Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 Act no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS.

Article D1831-1

…S IN THE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-16 and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L461-1

…amending Council Regulations No 1184/2006 and No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation No 104/2000" are replaced by the words: "by the rules applicable in mainland France under Article 38 of EU…

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

Article L774-14

…Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 Act no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-33

In the event of an appeal, the provisions of articles R. 145-31 and R. 145-32 shall apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 335

The following depositions may not be received under oath:1° Of the father, mother or any other ascendant of the accused, or of one of the accused present and subject to the same debate;2° Of the son,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-5

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to defend the moral interests and honour of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-1

…nd of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a single market for digital services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Regulation on digital services).If the authorisation referred to in 5° of this article i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-2

In application of article 367, the judgment of the assize court shall be valid as a detention order until the period of detention has reached that of the sentence pronounced, without prejudice to the…

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