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

Article L561-13

The persons mentioned in 9° and 9° bis of Article L. 561-2 shall record the exchange of all forms of payment, plates, tokens and tickets where the amount exceeds a certain threshold. The procedures fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-164

Any mutual insurance group company formed in breach of articles R. 322-160 to R. 322-163 is null and void. The provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 322-90 and those of article R. 322-91 sh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-12

Exceptional aid will be granted in the form of direct allocations to distribution companies to compensate them for part of the loss of revenue they have suffered as a result of the measures restrictin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for house arrest to enforce a removal order

Article R732-5

Foreign nationals who are notified of house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 are informed of their rights and obligations by means of a form handed to them when they are notified of the decision by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1385

…stly unfounded or inadmissible or that the applicant has not completed or rectified the application form within the time limit set, the decision rendered is not subject to appeal. The claimant may, ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article R144-1

…ment contracts defined in article L. 144-1 shall be published within two weeks of their date in the form of extracts or notices in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements. The end of the ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-27

When the territorial community of Martinique distributes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the Assembly of Martinique and the Executive Coun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-32

…made under market conditions and in compliance with the public procurement rules in force or in the form of public subscription with the option of issuing bearer bonds or bonds transferable by endorse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-3

The authorisation application form conforms to a model set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy. It shall be submitted, dated and signed by the legal representative of the applicant or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Other provisions

Article R5126-114

…nal use may supply pharmacies with medicines reserved for hospital use, on presentation of an order form under the conditions set by an order of the Minister for Health.

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