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

Article L561-10-3

I.-When a person mentioned in 1° to 1°c or 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 has a cross-border correspondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the Eur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-10

I.- For the application of Article L. 54-10-3 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words "or in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area" appearin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

I. - Portfolio management companies are legal entities which manage one or more : 1° UCITS ; 2° FIA ; 3° UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the Europ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

The annual negotiations on professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions cover : 1° The balance between personal and professional life for employees ; 2° T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-7

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 423-3 is punishable by a fine of €5,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-2

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6251-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-2

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6351-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

The consumer shall return or restitute the goods to the trader or to a person designated by the latter, without undue delay and, at the latest, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-6

When a local authority or group of local authorities has granted its guarantee for loans contracted by a local semi-public company, it has the right, provided that it is not a shareholder directly rep…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General principles

Article L521-1

I.-The distributors of insurance products shall act honestly, impartially and professionally in the best interests of the policyholder or member. II.-Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L.…

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