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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…of vigilance in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and will be used exclusively for this purpose; c) The information is disclosed to a person or institution established in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R155-2

…esia: 1° References to the judicial court are replaced by reference to the court of first instance; 2° References to the prefect are replaced by reference to the high commissioner of the Republic in F…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-2

…onia: 1° References to the judicial court are replaced by reference to the court of first instance; 2° References to the prefect are replaced by reference to the high commissioner of the Republic in N…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1-2

The reinsurance undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1, or their branches, may be authorised, under the conditions defined in the second paragraph, to transfer all or part of thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2-1

…than a certain amount. The total amount of the offer is calculated over a period of twelve months; 2° A public offer in which the beneficiaries acquire financial securities or shares for a total amou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…s made by a taxable person or a non-taxable legal entity, the supply of which is exempt pursuant to 2° to 6° of II of Article 262 or Article 262-00 bis, are not subject to value added tax2° Subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-2

…ith another good or service, a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishing sign of a competitor; 2° Where it is based on false or misleading claims, indications or presentations relating to one or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

Article R211-2

…t de la performance participates in national policy for the development of physical and sporting activities, particularly in the field of elite sport, and contributes to the protection of athletes' he…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

…r automatic cinema production account for the production of feature films or benefit from the selective financial aid provided for in section 3 of this chapter as well as the aid mentioned in title II…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article R133-2

…cation and is paid by the latter. It is set at 1.5 euros per user registered in other libraries receiving the public for lending and paid by the ministry responsible for culture. For the first year of…

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