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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to doorstep selling and the distance provision of financial services

Article R754-25

…R. 353-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

…of Foreign Affairs or the managing service, according to the hypotheses provided for in Article 706-25-7, record this information in the file without delay via a secure electronic communications mediu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…deduction;c) By a farmer placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in articles 298 quater and 298 quinquies.These provisions only apply when the amount of the acquisitions made by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-19

…onally or through gross negligence failed to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 133-16 and L. 133-17.V. - Unless he has acted fraudulently, the payer shall bear no financial consequenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-25

…sectors corresponding to those of the interested organisations mentioned in III of article R. 2272-9;b) The most representative professional employers' organisations at national and cross-industry le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin and which is authorised to provide investment services pursuant to Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Orders on request

Article R121-23

…n accordance with the provisions of articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-28

…blish a notice of the existence of such a system under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. This notice shall mention its purpose, its duration and the procedures for access…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-25

…UBLIC ACCOUNTANT INTERVENING IN THE ENTITY Introduction 1. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-14, the statutory auditor may obtain any information relevant to the performance of his duties f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

…he solvency regime of the third country to that established by Chapters I, II and III of this Title may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 of Art…

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