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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7125-29

…y of French Guyana grants the financial aid provided for in article L. 7125-23 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splitting of its payment. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-29

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a recommendation or an injunction to electronic money institutions to ensure the existence of sufficient own funds for the issuance and m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-292

…porting documents from the declarant where there is doubt about the authenticity of the document produced or where its evidential value is insufficient.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-29

…e registration numbers are given by the head of the department. They may be different for each procedure in which judicial police officers or agents are involved. These numbers are recorded, for each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-29

…mbly of Martinique grants the financial aid provided for in Article L. 7227-24 may specify the procedures for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splitting of its payment. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quindecies

As regards tobacco imported into the departments of mainland France, the value added tax which has been charged on the components of their price is deductible from the tax due in respect of other taxa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R513-29

When it intends to withdraw an association's authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will inform the association. It will give the association the reasons for the withdrawa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-29

If the right to object is exercised, the health insurance organisations will notify the person concerned that their objection to the creation of their digital health space has been taken into account.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-29

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect notifies the mayor, in his capacity as civil registrar, of the identity and address of persons residing in the commun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-29

…equested by the representative of the State in the department. When the municipal council, on being duly requested and convened, refuses or neglects to give its opinion, it may be overruled. The munic…

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