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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2422

…individuals, the registration of mortgages produces the effects regulated by the provisions of Book III of the

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

…dings to: 1° Visually inspecting people's luggage and searching it, under the conditions set out in III of article 78-2-2; 2° The inspection of vehicles moving, stopped or parked on the public highway…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L783-9

…exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26-1

…the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a proposal similar to those mentioned in II or III of Article R. 356-26 with respect to a subsidiary having its head office in that Member State, t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…2° Chapter II of Title II, with the exception of the first paragraph of article 222-19; 3° Chapters III, IV, V and VII of Title II;4° Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the same Code;5° Chapter IV o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4621-2

…ay of derogation from articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of section 1 of chapter III of title II of book VI of the fourth part of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-9-1

Each territorial council is made up of a number of councillors determined pursuant to III and IV of article L. 5211-6-1.In each commune, the metropolitan councillor or councillors of the commune are d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-255

…opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Titles III and IV of Book VI relating to the receivership and compulsory liquidation of companies, the pers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The report

Article R4251-6

…iversity are based on the identification of areas forming the green and blue grid defined by II and III of article L. 371-1 of the Environment Code and specified by article R. 371-19 of the same code.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-7

For the application of the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 312-1, the credit institution designated by the Banque de France shall notify the applicant, within three working days of receiving the…

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