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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-22

…mesure ; 7° Les agents de l'Etat agréés et commissionnés par le ministre chargé de l'agriculture ; 8° Agents entrusted with the task of monitoring the conformity and safety of products and services d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIII: Preventive archaeology tax

Article 235 ter ZG

…erations mentioned in Article 1635 quater B affecting the subsoil subject to prior authorisation or declaration pursuant to the code de l'urbanisme. II -The tax is payable by the person carrying out t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter X: Provisions applicable to Réunion

Article A430-2

…mmittee; c) Two representatives of approved sports federations within the meaning of article L. 131-8 constituted to organise the practice of a single sporting discipline or related Olympic discipline…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-23 (art. A231-3)

…r guardians: This questionnaire should preferably be completed by your child, as it is up to you to decide at what age your child is able to complete it. It is your responsibility to ensure that the q…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…thorisation when the total amount of payment transactions forecast does not exceed a ceiling set by decree. Before providing payment services, the payment institutions referred to in the first paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…ghts attached to them as he sees fit in the absence of specific instructions from the shareholders; 8° Voting rights that that person may exercise freely by virtue of a proxy in the absence of specifi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…rvicemen who died during their participation in an operation mentioned in 2° or 3° of article L. 4138-3-1 of the Defence Code or, within three years of the end of these operations, from wounds receive…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-28

I. - Shall have access to all or, by reason of their attributions, part of the data mentioned in

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-1

…institution at the time of their issue. However, the execution of orders resulting from investment decisions taken by investment services providers as part of the service referred to in point 4 or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-6

…ch take the form of short-term deposits or derivative contracts, the total exposure does not exceed 8% of the nominal outstanding amount of the issuer of obligations foncières and other resources bene…

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