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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…rovisions of the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-35.The maximum allowances voted by the board of directors of the fire and rescue serv…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…tters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000;- Articles 26 and 27 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L522-3

…ments provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014, and in particular those that are not caused by the occurrence of an underlying mar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…on is taken. If the refusal decision is made after the deliberation provided for in article L. 2333-26 of the same code, by which the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax may be introduced, the tax is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…L. 512-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Certificats mutualistes mentioned inarticle L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code; 3° Shares in cooperative societies constituted in the form of a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1

…qualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of the French Penal Code; 2. Disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

…nalties:1° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-26 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Disqualification from holding a public office or from engaging in the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…s which reserve the subscription or acquisition of their units or shares pursuant to Article L. 214-26-1 of the same code; 3° Closed-end investment companies mentioned in article L. 214-127 of the sam…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-1

For the application of Article R. 134-2, notwithstanding Article 142-3 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-33

…order or decree determines, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26 and, without prejudice to the rights of third parties, the conditions under which the association…

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