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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D763-8

…e articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of I:1° References to Commission Delegated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article D762-8

…e articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application of I:1° References to Commission Delegated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…fact, by any person offering an online intermediation service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

…article 411-29 is increased to twenty-four months. This provision also applies to grants awarded in 2019 for which the fifteen-month period has not expired on the date of entry into force of resolutio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-1

…e authorised agents may order, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 512-16, of goods in order to subject them to the controls provided for in article L. 511-14. The sample…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-24

…y out checks on goods originating in or coming from the third countries mentioned in article L. 511-16 under the conditions defined in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-18.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-10

Pursuant to Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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