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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 465

…n (EU) No 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 is investigated, recorded…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-29

…it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution no later than the day of publication of the proposed transfer. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Comm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…1-495 of 6 June 2001 on the financial transparency of aid granted by public bodies, and, where applicable, its implementing decree of 11 October 2006 on financial reporting.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

…olicies are subject to the prior approval of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board as the case may be. They are adapted to take account of any significant change affecting the system or the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…the business of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-1

I.-The administration of the company is carried out by its manager. II.-When the court, in application of the provisions of Article L. 621-4, appoints one or more administrators, it instructs them tog…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55-2

…ation intercommunale, de la métropole de Lyon et des organismes sociaux et spécifiques aux jeux des casinos exploités en application des articles L. 321-1 et seq of the Internal Security Code are liqu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

I.-For application in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 511-10, the second paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L763-9

…ble shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-9

…ly in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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