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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L774-31

…1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 541-4 to L. 541-6 with the exception of II Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 541-7 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 541-8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L775-25

…1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 541-4 to L. 541-6 with the exception of II Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 541-7 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 541-8…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-9

Major sporting events are broadcast under the conditions defined by articles 20-2 and 20-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions to award financial assistance

Article 121-1

In accordance with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-1

By way of derogation from Article L. 940-6, the reference to provisions of a regulatory nature mentioned in article L. 143-23 is maintained insofar as it concerns the Institut national de la propriété…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the file

Article L751-1

…oans granted to natural persons for non-business purposes.This file is managed by the Banque de France, which alone is authorised to centralise this information.It is subject to the loi n° 78-17 du 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-25-1

In the event of withdrawal of the competence transferred to a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation:1° The movable and immovable assets made available to the establishment benefiting fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…the flat-rate tourist tax on their own behalf, and whose deliberation instituting this tax is in force, may oppose the decision mentioned in the first paragraph of this I by a deliberation taken withi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-22

…ay be instituted and collected directly by this establishment with the agreement of the communes concerned.

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