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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to French Guiana

Article A429-2

…ook VII of the Education Code appointed by the Rector of the academic region or his representative. 2° The college of representatives of local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-23

…iance with the commercial development authorisation issued to the beneficiary or with articles L. 752-1-1 and L. 752-2. If the certificate is not issued within the prescribed timeframe, the operation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-27

The minimum repayment of the capital borrowed at each instalment provided for in article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of movable property by public auction

Article A321-27

The file referred to in article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA.

Article D214-207-1

Article D. 214-32-31 does not apply to AIFs covered by this sub-section.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-2

…e prudentiel et de résolution takes the protective measure provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code in respect of a person referred to in the first paragraph of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L521-2

…s that would be best suited to the needs of the prospective policyholder or the prospective member; 2° Indicate whether, in relation to this contract, he works : a) On a fee basis, i.e. in the form of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 sexdecies

…to account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid, until 31 December 2022, by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, in respect of the first s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210 F

…he conditions of ordinary law are subject to corporation tax at the rate mentioned in IV of article 219 when the transfer is made to a legal entity.For the application of the first paragraph, the offi…

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