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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-12

I.-When the intermediaries referred to in 3° or 4° of the I of article R. 511-2 and their employees carry on the business of distribution as an ancillary activity to their main professional activity a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L947-13

For the application of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book VII, the following provisions are added: I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L. 7…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-136

The programme and organisational procedures for the aptitude test and adaptation course are set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health.The adaptation course provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11

A trainee who wishes to complete part of his or her training period in France with a person other than a statutory auditor registered on the list provided for in article L. 822-1, or all or part of hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

The declaration provided for in Article L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 bis

A special equipment tax is instituted for the benefit of the public land establishments mentioned in Article L. 324-1 of the town planning code or the Corsican land office, a public establishment of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-2

I. - In order to facilitate the supervision of groups on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall establish colleges of supervisors comprising the competent aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-51

The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authoritie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…gs are initiated against an individual pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the panel of the AMF that decides to initiate proceedings will notify the individual of the grievances, specifying th…

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