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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-10

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of prepar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-29

…otifies each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender. II.-Where the National Council has awarded its contract in accordance with an adapted procedure, any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-30

…e professional activity or activities carried out as referred to in 1° to 3° of article R. 123-223. II. II -The notice or announcement referred to in I must be accompanied by a description of the asse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-2

…techniques. These areas are also specified in the written policies referred to in Article L. 354-1. II - When insurance or reinsurance undertakings apply the equalisation adjustment referred to in Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…f Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II); 2° The implementing measures provided for in Article 77e of the Directive referred to in 1°; 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

…e association adopts its own rules of procedure, which are approved by the Minister for Employment. II - The Minister for Employment appoints a Government Commissioner to the joint association mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-17

…d the control of the parties. In the event of force majeure, no logistics penalties may be imposed. II.-The distributor may not require the supplier to pay the penalties referred to in this article wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407

…mental and municipal bodies, as well as public establishments other than those referred to in 1° of II of Article 1408.II. - The following are not liable for tax:1° Premises liable for the business pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-6

…required for the creation of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation and defined in II of article L. 5211-5 and after each renewal of the deliberative body of the public establishment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-7

…of measures equivalent to those provided for in Chapter I of this Title, in accordance with 1° of II of Article L. 561-33-2, as well as, where applicable, specific due diligence measures provided fo…

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