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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-40

After reporting to the Autorité des marchés financiers and to the tax department with which its management company files its income tax return, a fonds commun de placement à risques may enter into a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-4

For the application of II of article L. 2336-5, the allocation reverting to the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation corresponds to the allocation calculated for the inter-municipal ent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-4

A foreign national assigned to residence pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 shall be liable to three years' imprisonment if he or she fails to return to the residence assign…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-4

The provisions of Chapters II and III of Title V of Book II of Part Two are applicable to groupings of local authorities and other local public establishments. Public establishments for inter-municipa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-4

I. - Accounts opened by payment institutions are payment accounts that are used exclusively for payment transactions. This exclusive purpose must be expressly provided for in the framework payment ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-40

The natural materials and industrial residues concerned by the obligation of radiological characterisation mentioned in article R. 1333-39 are :1° Natural materials :a) Alum shales ;b) Building materi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-4

I.-The duration of periods of employment completed as part of the health reserve may not exceed a total of forty-five days per calendar year; this duration may exceptionally be increased to ninety day…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R4234-43

The decisions of the national disciplinary chamber and the orders of its president are notified to the persons and authorities who were notified of the decision at first instance and to the disciplina…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° They must h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

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