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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7-1

Where the provisions of Article 132-26 du code pénal, the sentence enforcement judge shall determine the terms and conditions for the implementation of home detention under electronic surveillance by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

I. - 1° The sums paid into the share savings plan are used for one or more of the following purposes : a) Shares, with the exception of those mentioned in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-30

Individuals of legal age whose tax residence is in France may open a share savings plan with a credit institution, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the Banque de France, La Banque Postale, an i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-32

I. - After the fifth year, partial withdrawals of sums or securities and, in the case of capitalisation contracts, partial redemptions do not result in the closure of the equity savings plan.II. - Bef…

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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article A441-4

I. - The calculations of the theoretical mathematical provision referred to in Article R. 441-21 and the distribution of rights referred to in Article R. 441-27 are carried out using the mortality tab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-14

Payment institutions are required to comply with management standards designed to ensure their solvency and the balance of their financial structure. They must also have an adequate internal control s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Recognition of decisions

Article R232-104

The decisions referred to in 10° of I of article L. 232-5 may be recognised by the Board after the interested party has been given the opportunity to submit written observations and, where applicable,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Default judgment and opposition

Article D45-2-9

The opposition lodged against a judgment by default shall render null and void the warrant of committal with deferred effect, including if that warrant is subject to provisional execution, as well as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

The public establishments for intercommunal cooperation and the Lyon metropolitan area, when they have adopted the territorial climate-air-energy plan mentioned in Article L. 229-26 of the Environment…

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