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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-51

When the lender requests that the contract be rescinded, it may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital and payment of the interest due. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-3

An official visual identification sign, known as the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protectio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-1-1

Without prejudice to article L. 2213-1, the mayor may, by reasoned decree, set for all or part of the roads in the built-up area open to public traffic a maximum authorised speed lower than that laid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction in the event of war, mobilisation, a state of siege or a state of emergency

Article 700

In the event of a state of siege or declared state of emergency, a decree in the Council of Ministers, made on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-17

The special investigative techniques mentioned in this section are implemented by the judicial police officer assigned by the investigating judge or requested by the public prosecutor or, under his re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-2

The provisions concerning the suspension or splitting of the sentence, work release, temporary absences, semi-liberty and conditional release are not applicable during the period of security provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-5

Any natural or legal person authorised to carry out banking or financial canvassing activities must be able to provide evidence at all times of the existence of an insurance policy covering it against…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-1

I.-A regulated market in financial instruments is a multilateral system that brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-4

Natural or legal persons who carry out, in direct connection with their main business, an ancillary financial activity which falls within one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-9

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 may implement the provisions of Articles L. 561-5, L. 561-5-1 and L. 561-6 in the form of simplified due diligence measures in any of the following cases: 1°…

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