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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…purposes, shall be monitored with regard to the persons mentioned in 8°, 9°, 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2 by inspections carried out by the administrative authority designated by decree in the Cons…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-2

I.-The Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission is chaired by the representative of the State in the Department. II -The commission is made up of : 1° The following five elected representat…

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

Article L561-10-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall carry out an enhanced review of any transaction that is particularly complex or involves an unusually large amount or does not appear to have any econ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-3

I.-The custodian referred to in article L. 143-2-1 shall be appointed by means of a written contract. This contract shall provide for the transmission to the custodian of the information necessary for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-14

The amount of the penalty provided for in Article 78 of the local civil code is that of the civil fine provided for in Article 32-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-15

An order imposing a sanction on members of the association's management or liquidators may only be appealed immediately.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 14-1

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to protective measures taken after the opening of an estate are applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, in conjunction…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-9

The cost of publishing the registration in a legal gazette is borne by the association.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-12

The order striking off an association that falls within the scope of the first paragraph of article 79-I of the local civil code shall be notified in the manner provided for in article 5. In the event…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-13

At the request of the public prosecutor or ex officio, the court may enjoin by order the members of the association's management or the liquidators as the case may be to justify within a time limit it…

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