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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-29

…beneficiary of the waiver is a credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, it shall provide a copy of the standard model free of c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-B

…egies and procedures, which shall be subject to the regular internal control referred to in Article L. 511-55, enabling them to identify, measure and manage the risks to which they are or could be exp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-2

When assessing the notification provided for in I of Article L. 511-12-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the credit institution or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Municipal police

Article L2212-5-1

…ommunes which have set up a revenue authority to collect the proceeds of fines pursuant to articles L. 511-1 and L. 512-2 of the Internal Security Code and article L. 130-4 of the Highway Code, and th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Judgement

Article R532-50

…ion of Refugees and Stateless Persons granting or refusing asylum, it will rule pursuant to Article L. 511-1 and, in the alternative, Article L. 512-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-22

…fringements of the provisions of Book IV and the infringements and breaches referred to in Articles L. 511-12 et L. 511-13, à l'article L. 521-1, Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II and Section 1 of Ch…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2015

Only the credit institutions mentioned in I of Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1 of the same code, the investment firms ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-1

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles L. 511-41 to L. 511-50-1, with the exception of I of article L. 511-45, and are not subject to the provisions of article L. 533-4…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-13

…n of agreements between the insurance undertaking and an intermediary within the meaning of article L. 511-1, acting on behalf of the said undertaking, which may collect the contributions and may prov…

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