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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-5

I. - Use of the electronic portal is free of charge for the third parties mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 814-13, subject to the following paragraph.The costs of the electronic registe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3361-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5-2

Before a life insurance or capitalisation contract is taken out by an individual, the insurer must provide the individual with an information note, in return for a receipt, setting out the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

I. - 1° The products attached to capitalisation bonds or contracts as well as to investments of the same nature subscribed with insurance companies established in France are, when the bond, contract o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-172-1

Procedures concerning the obtaining and verification of a measurement certificate or a document making up the technical diagnostic file give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-35

Any member of a board of directors or, as the case may be, of a supervisory board and any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, participates in the direction or management of an electronic money ins…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-7

PROGRAMME OF COMMON TRAINING TESTS FOR THE SECOND-DEGREE STATE CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS EDUCATION (BREVET D'ÉTAT D'ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU DEUXIÈME DEGRÉ) (art. A212-131 and A212-118)The aim of the diploma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-38

As stated in article L. 213-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code : " Art. L213-5-Les obligations sont des titres négociables qui, dans une même émission, confèrent les mêmes droits de créance pour une…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L5333-1

Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers are empowered to investigate and record, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 511-5 of the Consumer Code: 1° Infringements of the provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-43

I. - The departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation is made up of :1° 50% by mayors, deputy mayors or municipal councillors elected by proportional representation on the basis of the highe…

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