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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

…4 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700 of 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…de by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the basis of proposals from th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

…e proof that they hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 ou du diplôme d'études supérieures comptables et financières ou qu'ils ont validé au moi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

…funds 11. Expenditure on behalf of third parties on co-owned, insalubrious or ruinous buildings >. 12. Transfer of surpluses from ancillary budgets 13. Debt reduction and write-offs 14. Payment of le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tariffs and settlement

Article 777

…e : FRACTION OF NET TAXABLE SHARE TARIFF applicable (%) Not exceeding 8,072 5 Between € 8,072 and € 12,109 10 Between € 12,109 109 and €15,932 15 Ranging between €15,932 and €552,324 20 Ranging betwee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…odes of exploitation and the remuneration due for each mode of exploitation. Subject to article L. 212-15 of this code and to professional agreements satisfying the conditions of this article made in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…aring the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26; 12° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché mobile ICT" (ICT mobile secon…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…the Schengen Borders Code are deleted; 2° 2° of Article L. 311-2 does not apply; 3° In Article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…ment service providers for their own account.VII. - Without prejudice to the application of section 12, this chapter applies to the issuance and management of electronic money.

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