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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

…the various financial instruments.The obligations mentioned in the previous paragraph apply from 28 February 2023.Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies shall notify c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…ird and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-18 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5211-19 (with the exception of the fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…s who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A warning; 2° A temporary or permanent suspension: a)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L775-37

…016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-3 to L. 562-9 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 562-10 Ordinance no. 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-11 and L. 562-12 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies-0 A

…nd covered by the urban renewal policy 2° of A of II 5.5% Other social rental housing 3° of A of II 10% Premises that are the subject of an acquisition-improvement, a similar transaction subject to ce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…r 9° Where applicable, in the case of a commercial company, its status as a social economy company; 10° Where applicable, its status as a company with a mission; 11° The domain name of its website; 12…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…cle R. 332-3, the value on the balance sheet of an insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 of the assets mentioned below admitted to represent regulated commitments may not exceed, unl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1 A

…d by a decree of the Minister for Health issued after consultation with the Haute Autorité de santé;10° May, within the framework of protocols as part of coordinated practice within the systems mentio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Renewal of residence permit

Article L433-1

…mit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business", provided for in article L. 422-10, which are not renewable, renewal of the temporary or multiannual residence permit is subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-6

…Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OT…

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