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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-18

Validation of federal performance projects is subject to the presentation, by the relevant delegating federation, of an application setting out the two programmes mentioned in 3° of article L. 131-15:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-18

A sports agent who has obtained a sports agent's licence issued by a delegated federation without having been exempted from the first test and who applies for the issue of a licence in another discipl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter X: Compensatory interest in the inward processing arrangements.

Article 181 bis

1. Compensatory interest charged in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Community regulations applicable to inward processing arrangements under the suspension system shall be assessed and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-18

The endorsement must be pure and simple. Any condition to which it is subject is deemed unwritten. Partial endorsement is null and void. The endorsement of the drawee is also null and void. A bearer e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Liability regime

Article L133-18

In the event of an unauthorised payment transaction reported by the payment service user under the conditions set out in Article L. 133-24, the payer's payment service provider shall reimburse the pay…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18

The provisions of articles L. 237-1 to L. 237-31 of the French Commercial Code apply in the event of the dissolution of the issuing association, subject to the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-188

…paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 and the nature of the insurance risks covered by these contracts.Undertakings or sub-funds cover…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-180

…gal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownership and those of articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to joint ventures do not apply to securitisation funds. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-182

The conditions under which the fund may issue new units after the initial issue of units are defined in its regulations.The Fund may issue negotiable debt securities and bonds or debt securities issue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-184

Unitholders are only liable for the debts of the fund and, where applicable, of the sub-fund, up to the issue value of the units.

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