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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

…ts of the accounts of investment firms, financial institutions within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, credit institutions, payment institutions, electronic money institutions, institutions for occup…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-28

…n behalf of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-24-55 which are not fully paid up. II. - A general-purpose investment fund may, in order to achi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

…and airports constituting border crossing points within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…hOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 131-72 Act no. 2010-737 of 1st July 2010 L. 131-73 Order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 131-74 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-78 and L. 131-79 Act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 131-72 Act no. 2010-737 of 1st July 2010 L. 131-73 Order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 131-74 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-78 and L. 131-79 Act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-8

…nnel administratif des chambres d'agriculture, des chambres de commerce et des chambres de métiers, après avis de leur président; gérerent leur situation conventionnelle et contractuelle ou statutaire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-9

…he formation of the company, including under the regime provided for in articles L. 526-6 to L. 526-21, contributes items that appeared in the balance sheet for its last financial year. Where there ha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…s recorded by an online gaming or betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…or aid of standard clauses ensuring respect for the moral rights granted to authors by articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…iours mentioned in 1° to 5° of II of Article L. 228 du livre des procédures fiscales; 3° Subject to 21° of the article 706-73 of this code, to the last paragraph of article 414 of the Customs Code, th…

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