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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-2

…means of electronic money usable on a physical medium issued in a third country and whose holder is not identified, nor his identity verified, under the conditions provided for respectively in Article…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

…rough their lawyer, that they may submit their observations in writing within fifteen days of being notified of this information.These observations may be sent to the court by the victim or the civil…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…222-12, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 232-21 and L. 233-16 to L. 233-28 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to sociétés de libre partenariat.The other provisions relating to sociétés en commandite s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0-II bis: Reduction in property tax on undeveloped land relating to plots farmed by young farmers

Article 1647-00 bis

…et up on or after 1 January 1992 and who benefit from the start-up grant provided for by the decree no. 81-246 of 17 March 1981 as amended and by the articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the Rural and Ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-3

…forms the interested party that he is invited to present his written observations on the complaints notified to the Sanction Commission, within the time limit mentioned in the first paragraph of artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16-1

…t accounting period, drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Article 422-4 of Autorité des normes comptables Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 relating to the annual accounts of insu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

…er is manifestly inadequate, it will order the person liable or the insurer to pay the Office a sum not exceeding 50% of the compensation it awards, without prejudice to any damages owed to the victim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…ocument in which they appear, these two tables are presented one after the other. These persons are not required to draw up these tables when the information mentioned in the previous paragraph is pub…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

…cle 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but satisfies one of the following conditions: > a) It is incorporated in acc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

…owing an authorisation procedure for making available on the market provided for in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012, as amended, concerning the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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