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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to payment service providers, manual money changers, electronic money issuers, digital asset service providers and token issuers

Article L774-48

…13-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-13 to L. 572-17 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 572-18 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-19 to L. 57…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to payment service providers, manual money changers, electronic money issuers, digital asset service providers and token issuers

Article L775-41

…13-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-13 to L. 572-17 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 572-18 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-19 to L. 57…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-1

…du 22 avril 2002 pris pour l'application du premier alinéa de l'article 8 de la loi n° 2001-624 du 17 juillet 2001 et relatif à l'agrément des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire;4° Le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…d within the jurisdiction of each land area or maritime district. The provisions of article R. 3354-17 do not apply in this case.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-27

…is same list referred to in the Commission's decision, where applicable, pursuant to article R. 812-17: -National law relating to companies in difficulty; -European and international law relating to c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…so employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…sIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…n their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…set up a tax-free provision, by deduction from the taxable profits for the financial years 1980 to 1996, exclusively allocated to the acquisition of equipment and buildings strictly necessary for the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

…tion. When the consumer exercises his right to rescind the contract, the provisions of articles L. 217-16 and L. 217-17 apply. This article does not apply in the case of a grouped offer within the mea…

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