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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-1

…f the dividends and the remuneration of the non-bank financial assistance mentioned in Articles L. 213-5, L. 213-32 to L. 213-35, L. 313-13, L. 512-1 to L. 512-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-3

ATTESTATION PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE R. 131-1 (I, 2°) OF THE COMMERCE CODE With a view to the registration of an individual on the list of sworn goods brokers I, the undersigned Born on at, Residing at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

…The investigator's brochure referred to in article R. 1123-20, together with the references of the main studies used for this summary; 10° The clinical trial protocol; 11° The references of any marke…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Managing Director

Article L1432-2

…idies to the bodies and local authorities concerned, subject toarticle 199-1 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities.The Director General issues the authorisations…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-9

…the measure provided for in this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-14 of this Code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the applicant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…inistrator where one has been appointed. However, if the offers received pursuant to article L. 631-13 or formulated as part of the steps taken by the ad hoc representative or conciliator appointed pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 G

…non-built-up properties, the council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence and the business property tax in the municipalities of the Ile-de-France region in pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

Subject to the provisions of article 6, members of sociétés en nom collectif and general partners of sociétés en commandite simple are, where these companies have not opted for the tax regime applicab…

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

Article L561-10

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply additional customer due diligence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer,…

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