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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D324-6-1

The bodies referred to in 2° of article L. 324-1 are those which, on 22 July 2009, held: 1° Either approval issued by the representative of the State in the département, in accordance with the provisi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-10

…as become liable to mislead the public within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 715-9; 3° An amendment to the regulations governing use has rendered them non-compliant with the conditi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Municipal credit unions

Article L571-12

…op or pledge house without legal authorisation is liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000. The same penalties shall apply if a person with authorisation fails to keep a register that c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-1

…e French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in Articles L. 571-3, L. 571-4, L. 571-6 to L. 571-9, L. 571-14 and L. 571-16 incur, in addition to the fine set out in Article 131-38 of the French Cr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article L2212-1

…courses may be fully or partially financed by credits from the fund provided for in article L. 2135-9. The conditions for the application of this article are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-15

…n article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and having completed their second year of the second cycle of pharmacy studies may carry out the t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

…and operation laid down for insurance undertakings in Section IV, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 of this Chapter, subject to the specific provisions of this Section. Decrees or orders shall, wher…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment income

Article R343-16

…n accordance with the same provisions, sales of securities valued in accordance with Article R. 343-9 do not give rise to any deduction from or payment to the capitalisation reserve.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

…mixte d'assurance and the latter and its affiliated undertakings. The provisions of articles L. 356-9 and L. 356-10, L. 356-21, R. 356-3, R. 356-5 to R. 356-5-2 and R. 356-30 as well as articles L. 63…

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