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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…rudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by Caisse des d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…administering an occupational pension institution referred to in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;d) Persons who provide investment serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…nch of a Class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-27 or L. 532-23 be considered as material in that State, it shall consult with the competent authority of that St…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…rticle 1379-0 bis; 2° For the application of this II to planning permission issued from 1st January 2019, the City of Paris is substituted for the Department of Paris. The revenue collected in this re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…communal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not assigned to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built properties;1° bis The product determined by applying…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-1

…ses where this has not been provided for by the municipal authorities, any measures relating to the maintenance of public health, safety and tranquillity. This right may only be exercised by the State…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-1

…The decision to revoke the suspension is published under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-6 and notified under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 232-97…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…1-36, of the existence and content of a report made to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 and to provide information on the action taken in response to this report. The fact that the pers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-44

The Conseil des maisons de vente shall give an account of its activity in an annual report, which shall include an assessment of the application of article L. 321-3 and articles R. 321-10 to R. 321-17…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-15

…the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by article 434-23 of the Penal Code. II.-Where the fixed fine procedure relates to the offence of driving without a…

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