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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relationship between the respective payment service providers and the payment service user

Article L133-17-1

…tween the parties, of the refusal of access to the payment account and of the reasons for that refusal. That information shall, if possible, be given to the payment service user before access is refus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-1

…rchés financiers may appoint a provisional administrator for a person referred to in Article L. 543-1, to whom all powers of administration, management and representation of the legal entity shall be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

…the appeal, in his name and on his behalf. In this case, the mandate shall be produced with the appeal. On pain of inadmissibility, the appeal shall be: 1° Submitted by registered letter with acknowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-11

…r selection, tests and analyses mentioned in the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 513-11-2 are carried out in compliance with standards equivalent to these rules. II. - The establishm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-1

…the absence of preferential attribution in ownership under the conditions provided for in article 831 or article 832, the surviving spouse or any co-owner heir may apply for preferential allotment of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-1

…viving spouse nor any co-owner heir requests the application of the provisions set out in article 831 or those of articles 832 or 832-1, the preferential allotment provided for in agricultural matters…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-1

…date by sending notice by letter, any other durable medium or the means provided for in article L. 113-14 to the insurer. Cancellation takes effect on the day following the date shown on the postmark…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

…s undergoing psychiatric care in application of Chapters II and III of this Title or of Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the form of full hospitalisation may benefit from short-ter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-18

…ing charge. These revenues contribute to the financing of the operations defined in article R. 2333-120-19 and compatible with the mobility plan where it exists. In public establishments for inter-com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-1

…t of the declaration, the Prefect of the region referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 4331-12 will inform the service provider, in the light of the examination of his file, either:1° Either…

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