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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-5

Pursuant to Article 106(I) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which grants the European Central Bank the exclusive right to authorise the issue of banknotes in the Community, the Banqu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-1

…2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and are authorised in France or in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.The other assets of the suppl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-12

…which participates in the cover of a large risk as defined in Article L. 111-6 and situated in the European Union under a co-insurance transaction carried out under the freedom to provide services, a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of establishment

Article L221-2

In order to establish themselves in France, any national of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area is deemed to be qualified to conduct…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-28

The financial guarantee provided by a credit institution or an insurance company is only accepted if this institution or company has its head office in the territory of a Member State of the European…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-2 b

Documents required to renew the declaration of activity for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area established in France Declaratio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-7

Undertakings established in France which are part of a group to which one or more management companies have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-7

Diplomas awarded on completion of one of the following courses are considered as artistic training for authors:1° Training provided :a) From a French or European higher art school;b) From any school t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Importation

Article 549

When works from another Member State of the European Community or another State party to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area or from Turkey are placed on the market which do not bear…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-2

…2008 on the modernisation of the economy or by any other body that is a signatory to a multilateral European agreement adopted within the framework of the European coordination of accreditation bodies…

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