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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…L. 425-9; 5° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "visitor" provided for in article L. 426-20; 6° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, of at least EUR 3.8 million, except where such guarantees are granted under the financ…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…ited by shares or by guarantee;25° For Slovakia:akciová spolecnost;spolecnost s rucením obmedzeným';26° For Slovenia:delniska druzba;druzba z omejeno odgovornostjo;27° For Sweden:aktiebolag;komaditna…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-10

Disrupting a competition or endangering the safety of persons or property by entering the competition area of a sports venue is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.For the offe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

The provisions of Titles I, II, III and IV of this book may not be modified by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in the last paragraph of I and II…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies E

1. Taxable persons who buy and resell investment gold as defined in 2 of article 298 sexdecies A must keep, for six years in support of their accounts, documents enabling their customers to be identif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (land development and rural establishment companies)

Article 1028

…ate transactions resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 15, as amended, of Act no. 60-808 du 5 août 1960 d'orientation agricole (1), carried out by sociétés d'aménagement foncier…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-17

The acts of local authorities and their groupings with regard to business aid must be compatible with the regional economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan. The acts of metropoli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 812

For the application of the provisions relating to police custody, when transport conditions do not allow the detained person to be brought before the competent magistrate, the criminal investigation p…

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