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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

Access by a delegated sports federation to personal information relating to gambling transactions, with a view to the implementation of a possible sanction procedure against a player in a sports compe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…report that they intend to present to the General Meeting pursuant to Articles L. 823-12 and L. 822-15 of the same code. V. - The statutory auditors are bound by professional secrecy and may not be he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…and mixed syndicates;12° Proceeds from gifts and bequests;13° Proceeds from borrowings;14° Repealed;15° Proceeds from the payment intended to finance mobility services provided for in Article L. 2333-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 240

1. Natural persons who, in the exercise of their profession, pay commission, brokerage, commercial or other rebates, occasional or other fees, gratuities and other remuneration to third parties must d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-19

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 5217-10-15 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article Annexe à l'article R134-1

…13. International Standard Book Number (ISBN). 14. A permanent identification number for the book. 15. Mention provided for in articles L. 134-4, L. 134-5 and L. 134-6. 16. Mention provided for in Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

…774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system.Article L. 5125-15 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…rder no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-12 to L. 549-14 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-15 with the exception of III Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-16 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-147

Committee members are appointed for a renewable term of one year. Their term of office begins on 1 January of each year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19-1

The twentieth paragraph of article L. 2313-1 is applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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