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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…lowing words are inserted: "only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…g indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…quipment taxes levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement public foncier et d'aménagement de la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…and L. 5132-7 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action. Article L. 5134-1 is applicab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-2

…e same Article L. 3335-2, Article L. 3335-3 and I of Article 261 of Finance Act No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019 as they stood prior to the loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…valid for four years, except when it is issued: 1° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

…d in article L. 230-3, after he has been notified of the information provided for in article L. 232-21-1 because of the alleged commission of one of the violations mentioned in article L. 232-9 or in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

…actions carried out between themselves by the agricultural credit banks mentioned in article L. 512-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° bis (Repealed)4° To interest, agios, remuneration for secu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

…ransferred in these undertakings as well as in financial institutions, as defined in article L. 511-21, which directly or indirectly hold effective control over one or more credit institutions or fina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

…ver, if the Articles of Association so provide, the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board may decide to allocate allowances to its members, within the limits set by the General Meeting, and to r…

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