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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

…ing and other natural or legal persons. It will also refuse authorisation if the existence of laws, regulations or administrative provisions of a State that is not a party to the Agreement on the Euro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…he development and modernisation of the sectors concerned; 4° It participates in the preparation of regulations and the monitoring of professional negotiations relating to the obligations of productio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Other concession contracts

Article L3212-4

…ary and Financial Code, to services provided by central banks or to operations carried out with the European Financial Stability Facility or the European Stability Mechanism;5° Loan agreements, whethe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-26

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Supervisory Board establishes a remuneration policy for corporate officers. This policy shall be consistent with the com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-32

Apart from the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a patent or of a supplementary protection certificate attached t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8

In addition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the holder of a registered trade mark or the beneficiary of an ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 B

…ers and avocats au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation, as part of the activity defined by the regulations applicable to their profession;2. For the delivery of their works designated in 1° to 12…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

Candidates for the common part and the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés must satisfy the conditions laid down in article D. 212-74 and provide an application file…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-25

OTHER EVENTS INVOLVING MOTORISED LAND VEHICLES(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionEvents with motorised land vehicles that are not regulated in the other appendices, such as tractor pulling.Rules rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…d finance companies may also disclose information covered by professional secrecy where the laws or regulations of a country that is not a member of the European Union require such information to be r…

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