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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

Companies established in France which are part of a financial group or a group comprising at least one finance company or, for the application of 2° of this article, a group within the meaning of arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-30

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7124…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-30

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7226…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…f gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other precious metals or to goods represented by a storage receipt mentioned in article L. 522-37-1 of the French Commercial Code, where at least one of the part…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…pter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 of the Fre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-32

The implementation and updating of the processing operation shall be supervised by a senior public prosecutor, appointed for three years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assisted by a committe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

…for use in industrial automation applications, acquired or created between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2016, may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on whi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-3

The act of introducing or attempting to introduce by force or fraud into a sports venue, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, alcoholic beverages within the meaning of articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-37

…s made up of five directors appointed under the conditions set out in article L. 225-17, in accordance with the following procedures: 1° One director appointed by the Prime Minister, chosen from among…

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