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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-51

I. - Within credit institutions or finance companies, the following persons must at all times be of sufficiently good repute and have the knowledge, skills and experience required to perform their dut…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 7

ANNEX 7 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-52, R. 142-53, R. 142-54 AND R. 142-56 PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AUTOMATED DNA PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 425-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-1

For the purposes of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify the identity of the customer in one of the following ways: 1° By using : a) A means of electro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-28

Any financial institution having its registered office in France and wishing to set up a branch in another Member State in order to offer free banking services shall notify its project to the Autorité…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

I. - Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-34, the fund rules or the articles of association of the specialised professional fund sha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R595-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia" and the words: "of France" by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

1. In companies operating either a newspaper or a monthly or fortnightly magazine devoted for the most part to political information, provisions made from profits made during the financial years 1951…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

A tax is levied on the first admission to reside in France, for the purpose of carrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Lab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority

Article R7345-10

The Chief Executive Officer manages the company in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors. In addition to those delegated to him by the Board of Directors, the Chief Execut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-57

I.-At the end of the call for applications procedure, the Agence technique de l'information sur l'hospitalisation will analyse the sample of establishments selected in application of article R. 6113-5…

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