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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2

Articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-8 apply to: 1° Salaried professional athletes, defined as any person whose remunerated activity is the pursuit of a sporting activity in a legally subordinate relations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-24

The institutions referred to in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 and their branches established in France are subject to the following provisions of this chapter and the regulatory provisions adopted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article LO6473-2

The local authority's revenue from the operating section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 4331-2 as well as those created by the local authority in the exercise of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 when they…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article L761-2

Any act or payment made in violation of articles L. 721-2, L. 722-2, L. 722-3, L. 722-4, L. 722-5, L. 722-12, L. 722-13, L. 722-14, L. 722-16, L. 724-4, L. 732-2, L. 733-1 and L. 733-4 may be annulled…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21

On the occasion of any financial assistance that it intends to grant to a sole trader for the purposes of his business, a credit institution or finance company intending to request a security interest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

…Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-5 as well as the list of compulsory exp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-2

…and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° A financial institution is defined in accordance with Article L. 722-2. A financial institution thus defined may also be a financial holding company, a payment in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Search and recording

Article L541-2

The provisions mentioned in Article L. 541-1 are applicable to New Caledonia subject to the following adaptations: 1° A l'article L. 512-2, the words: "and breaches are recorded" are replaced by the w…

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