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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

…nt, refers the matter to the regional audit chamber under the conditions set out in article L. 1612-15. The State representative then automatically makes the payment within fifteen days of receiving t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29-1

…Etat, that are required for the performance of their duties;3° The agents mentioned in the articles 15 (1° and 2°) and 22;4° Persons who are members of the board of directors of the association that c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

…privacy and intimacy, when the athlete belongs to one of the categories mentioned in Article L. 232-15, is a member of the Registered Testing Pool of an international sports organisation or a foreign…

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

Article L113-16

…article do not apply to life insurance. They apply from 9 July 1973 to contracts taken out prior to 15 July 1972.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of thi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…of insurance undertakings, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 632-7, L. 632-13 and L. 632-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-33

…MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY of accommodation capacity for a population Up to 1,999 15% 2,000 to 3,499 12.5% From 3,500 to 4,999 10.5% 5,000 to 9,999 8.5% From 10,000 4.5%

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the shooting takes place in France: 1 point; 2° At least 50% of the expenditure relat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-2

…he holder of a compulsory licence or an ex officio licence, mentioned in Articles L. 613-11, L. 613-15, L. 613-17, L. 613-17-1 and L. 613-19, may bring infringement proceedings if, after formal notice…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quaterdecies

…n or body, to the competent public accountant, on the basis of a special declaration, no later than 15 October of the year following that in which the income subject to the contribution is received. S…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…e meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, of the trading platform concerned ;2° Document the…

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