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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

…ne of the two preceding paragraphs, it exercises them under the conditions provided for in articles L. 1412-1 or L. 1412-2. It is substituted for the tourist office or agency in all its rights and obl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

…is authority is subject to confidentiality obligations equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17 and L. 613-50-7 with regard to the information it may receive.To this end, the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General information.

Article 409-1

Article 707-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies to customs fines.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts and the territorial authorities of Martinique and Guyana under the conditions defined in article L. 2334-41;Local authorities in mainland France that meet the following three conditions:1° The loca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…provider of his choice to obtain the payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1.Where the payer gives his explicit consent to the execution of a payment in accordance with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-40

…ected of infringing a plant variety certificate is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 623-36 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a plant variety certificate may be destro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-40

…t amount. The sums are recovered by the Treasury. In the event that a person referred to in Article L. 561-37 fails to fulfil all or some of its obligations under this Title, the National Enforcement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-40

…of the rediscounting period, the credit institution holding the receivables referred to in Article L. 313-38 may not, unless otherwise stipulated in the agreements provided for in Article L. 313-37,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-40

When a company decides to apply or terminate the application of the provisions set out in articles L. 233-35 à L. 233-39, it shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall make this dec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Closure of examination and request for reopening

Article L531-40

If, within less than nine months of the decision to close the file taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, the asylum seeker requests that the file be reopened or submits a new application,…

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