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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

…ority is subject to confidentiality obligations equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17 and L. 613-50-7 with regard to the information it may receive.To this end, the resolut…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…ceived in the same circumstances, awarded the "Died for France" mention provided for in article L. 511-1 of the Military Invalidity and Victims of War Pensions Code or the "Died for the Nation's servi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…t have obtained a specific authorisation. When it takes prudential measures under articles 8, 10 or 11 or other articles of the same regulation, it consults the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…e against damage caused to donors and recipients of human blood and blood products of human origin ;11° Insurance against risks of all kinds relating to commercial land motor vehicles with a total aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

…neficiaries of the suspicious transaction or with a domiciliary within the meaning ofArticle L. 123-11 of the Commercial Code; 2° Carrying out financial transactions by companies in which there have b…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…State pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste;2. Any operator of a facility subject to authorisation or registrati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…6, the information and documents relating to this scheme referred to in articles L. 526-7 to L. 526-11 and L. 526-14 to L. 526-17. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the information and documents that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…ations; 3° The internal organisation of the institution under the conditions defined in article L. 711-7 of the Education Code, in particular the creation of the directorates, departments, units, serv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-2

…self-employed basis, health establishments, health services and the bodies mentioned in article L. 1142-1, and any other legal entity, other than the State, carrying out prevention, diagnosis or care…

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