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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…echanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financing. In addition, the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…he town hall and, where applicable, in all places where instructions relating to safety are posted; 16° La dotation de compensation de la réforme de la taxe professionnelle;17° Le produit de la neutra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…tive professional organisation of first-aid skiers; 15° The President of the French Ski Federation; 16° A member of the French Ski Federation appointed by its President; 17° The President of the Frenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-7

…t, amending budgets and the implemented budget, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 712-16 ; 2° The use of loans, property leasing and bond issues, under the conditions provided for in Sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…1110-12 and L. 1110-13 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, and subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For their applic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 17: Maintenance and repair of sports and leisure equipment and motorised personal transport devices

Article R224-70

…ollowing categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down safety requirements for bicycles: a) Wheels; b) Pedals; c) Ped…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

…ticles L. 310-1-1-1 and L. 322-26-7 are applicable in the version resulting from Order 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020.Article L. 310-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Order 2017-484 of 6 A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-11

…s or travel documents or, when they are holders of a long-stay visa mentioned in 6° to 13° and 15°, 16° and 17° of Article R. 431-16, the formalities provided for in the same article and enabling the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…icle L. 211-1 of the Insurance Code;5° ter A 12.5% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2016 and 13.4% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2017, for legal protection insurance…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R122-5

…ociation or a sports company seeks to transfer, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 122-16, its name, trademark or any other distinctive sign or to authorise the use thereof or to grant a…

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