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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-2

…he members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sporting competitions may communicate and exchange with the national and international players mentioned in 2° of I of art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-39

…s of the Federation: 1° A warning; 2° A financial sanction which, when imposed on a licence-holder, may not exceed the amount of the fines provided for 5th class offences; 3° A sporting sanction, the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of communication by the financial authorities.

Article 64 A

1. Under no circumstances may State administrations, départements and communes, as well as companies granted concessions by the State, départements and communes, or any establishments or bodies whatso…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

I. - Candidates who meet the following conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eigh…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

…e recovery of their own debts of the same nature on the basis of the legislation in force.II - They may not provide information which would reveal a business or professional secret or the disclosure o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules.

Article 382

1. Customs judgements and rulings may be enforced by any legal means. 2. Articles 749 to 762 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are also applicable to fines and value confiscation ordered for customs o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-9

…t a sum equal to the amount of the cheque, without prejudice, where appropriate, to any damages. He may, however, if he prefers, bring an action for payment of his claim before the civil or commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…ts must be invested in shares or units of a single master UCITS or sub-fund thereof. A feeder UCITS may invest up to 15% of its assets in the following:1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;2° Financial cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-114

…ies that they have built exclusively for rental purposes. For the purposes of this management, they may carry out work of any kind on these buildings, in particular operations relating to their constr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information after execution of the payment transaction

Article L314-14

…or by the terms of a deposit account agreement referred to in I of Article L. 312-1-1, the parties may, however, decide contractually that this information will be provided or made available on paper…

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