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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent representative

Article D561-3-1

I.-The persons mentioned in 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 shall appoint a permanent representative when one of the following conditions is met: 1° They have recourse on national territory to a number…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

…following types of funding:- selective pre-production production aid;- a contribution of more than €200,000 from a non-cinema TV service publisher;- a contribution of more than €200,000 from one or mo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Securing controls and investigations

Article 67 E

In the context of the controls and investigations provided for in this Code, with the exception of those provided for in Article 64, documents, records or information used by customs officers and duly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-38-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may entrust an external service provider with the performance, in their name and on their behalf, of all or part of the activities relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-41

…f these devices is set by order of the Minister for Health. When the unit's activity is less than 1,200 deliveries per year, the operating theatre may not be located in the birth sector, provided that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-49

…I-4 respectively.When the training is followed as part of initial training, it lasts a minimum of 1,200 hours, 700 of which are spent in the training centre.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules applicable to tax representatives

Article 302 decies

…ed in 2° of I of Article 277 A, or pursuant to articles 300, 300 sexies, 302 bis ZN, 1613 ter, 1613 quater, 1671 of this Code, Article 266 undecies of the Customs Code or Article L. 253-8-2 of the Rur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1636 C

…lar to those applied for the taxes levied by the local authority unions referred to in Article 1609 quater. The first paragraph is also applicable for the determination of the rates of the additional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-4

Natural or legal persons who carry out, in direct connection with their main business, an ancillary financial activity which falls within one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2-1

When an undertaking invests, directly or indirectly, in negotiable debt securities, bonds, units or shares mentioned in 2°, 2°c or 6° of A of article R. 332-2 as well as in negotiable debt securities…

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