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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-6

…n exceeding 15% of the value of the holder's individual rights relating to commitments expressed in euros. These provisions do not apply to contracts and agreements covered by articles L. 441-1 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-6

The procedures for applying this chapter to the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, the Hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille are determined by the Conseil d'Eta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…ce user for the revocation by the payer of a direct debit mandate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012, except in the case p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L752-15

…re replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same effect; 2° References to EU Regulations No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 and No 909/2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L753-15

…re replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same effect; 2° References to EU Regulations No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 and No 909/2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…rticles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permane…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…for refusal of recognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-29

…rocedures applicable to the coordinated assessment procedure described in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017; 2° The conditions applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-6

…or production area shall be determined under the conditions laid down in Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common org…

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