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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-14

…he French Republic, the absence of the information referred to in I of Article L. 722-9 ; 3° In the case of batch transfers, where the payment service provider of the payer or payee is located outside…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-2

In application of articles LO 6213-1, LO 6313-1 and LO 6413-1 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the provisions of the regulatory part of the present code apply automatically to Saint-Bar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-1

In application of article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of the regulatory part of the present code apply by operation of law in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-3

…ooks I to VI of the regulatory part of the present code in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations in the present book :1° References to the provisions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-7

…on body shall have a claim :a) The guarantee fund of the State where the accident took place in the case of a vehicle from a third country ;b) The guarantee fund of the State where the vehicle is norm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-17

In the cases referred to in Articles R. 1454-12 and R. 1454-13, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the Judgement Committee in its restricted composition. The court clerk will notify by an…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

…ation receiving this information is subject to professional secrecy under the terms of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-25

…duration of the employment support contract may not be less than six months, or three months in the case of persons who have been convicted of a criminal offence and whose sentence has been adjusted.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…he European Economic Area;b) Take one of the forms listed in Part A of Annex I to Council Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1706

Court clerks are personally liable for payment of duties only in the cases provided for by article 1840 C. They continue to enjoy the option granted by article 1840 D for the judgments and acts set ou…

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