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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII: Social security levies on gaming and betting collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection

Article 1609 quatertricies

…ared, liquidated, collected and controlled in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25 and L. 137-26 of the Social Security Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-11

When it refers the matter to the commission pursuant to Articles L. 724-3, L. 724-4 or R. 724-20, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal, shall forw…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article R561-36-1

…la Cour de cassation and avocats, except where the latter are acting as trustees pursuant toArticle 2015 of the Civil Code, the designation is made under the same conditions as in the first paragraph,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

…s in the active services of the national police who do not meet the conditions laid down by article 20; 1° bis Volunteers serving as military personnel in the gendarmerie and military personnel servin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-1

…ce under the freedom of establishment or the freedom to provide services pursuant to article L. 532-20-1.Subscription or acquisition of units in a fonds commun de placement implies acceptance of its r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-191

…n 3, paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 of this section or the same foreign investment fund do not exceed 20% of its assets.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-21

…nion, credit institution or finance company on the list if the conditions set out in Article R. 512-20 are met and the inclusion requested is compatible with the proper general organisation of credit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

…re members of the scientific council or the medico-technical committee mentioned in article R. 1243-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discounts

Article A444-9

…the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that may not exceed 20%. These discounts apply to the portion of the emolument calculated on the base brackets greater t…

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