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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…0 October 2013R. 613-16no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 200…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…he resources available to the school, as defined in III of article R. 114-20.To this end, before 30 September, it communicates to the region to which it is attached and to the rector of the academic r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…n for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any pers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…société centrale de crédit maritime mutuel are governed by article 19 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation. The regional caisses and the unions de crédit maritime…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

…nication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XVIII: Contribution on the transfer to a television service of the rights to broadcast sporting events or competitions

Article 302 bis ZE

…istributor of television services within the meaning of Articles 2 and 2-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication (1) of broadcasting rights to sporting events or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1730

…sessment or notification of the notice of assessment, without this increase being applied before 15 September for taxes assessed in respect of the current year;b. (Repealed)c. (Repealed).The provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

…procedure. This procedure is laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.The tax is collected from 1 September of the year of taxation on the basis of declarations made by 30 June of the same year at t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…ited. Vehicles put into service before 1 November 1994 may nevertheless retain such devices until 1 September 2000, provided that the vehicle has undergone a compliance inspection under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-26

Before 30 September each year, the Compagnie Nationale shall send the Haut Conseil the activity declarations referred to in V of Article R. 823-10. In the event of non-compliance with this obligation,…

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