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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

I.-The information provided for in II of Article L. 232-6 shall be presented in accordance with the methods set out below or those relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…rsuant to Article 98.1 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market with the payment service provider managi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…ich does not bear the forgery-proof security device, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-25; 5° Any modification or alteration, by any person involved in the trade in tobacco products, from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-22

In the event of absence or impediment of the pharmacists in charge or delegates, their replacement may not exceed one year, except in the case of military obligations. In this case, the replacement pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4-4

…nty working days if direct debit issuers receive the details of the new bank account before 1 April 2017.X. - For the purposes of the sixth paragraph of III of Article L. 312-1-7, the transfer issuer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

I. - Where the solvency or liquidity of a person subject to supervision by the Authority or where the interests of its customers, policyholders, members or beneficiaries, are compromised or are likely…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

I. - The obligations laid down by the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title, the European provisions directly applicable in terms of the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing,…

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