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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…975, as amended, relating to subcontracting; 2° Articles L. 1251-49 to L. 1251-53 and articles L. 7123-19, L. 7123-21 and L. 7123-22 of the French Labour Code; 3° Article L. 530-1 of the Insurance Cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…this apportionment is that shown in the general tax rolls.As from the taxes drawn up in respect of 2016, the revenue from council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…h of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In Articles L. 521-6 and L. 521-7: a) The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…h of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In Articles L. 521-6 and L. 521-7: a) The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…ect of the judicial commissioners within their jurisdiction, in accordance with Article 15 of Order 2016-728 of 2 June 2016 on the status of judicial commissioner. They may be assisted in their superv…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…ed products, the transfer of which is subject to the prior authorisation provided for in Article L. 2335-10 of the Defence Code, to chemicals listed in Schedule 1 annexed to the Paris Convention and m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…pecific, independent and autonomous means. III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-2

…tionals, including those of countries not on the list provided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, when an important reason of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…st within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or chose…

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