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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-19

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 5217-10-15 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

…the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…9-6Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-7Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-10Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-11Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-12…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 septies

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-38-1

The tutor mentioned in articles R. 212-10-19 and R. 212-10-20 has the qualifications required by the decree for the diploma for which accreditation is requested. His duties are those defined in articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-1

In order to encourage the resumption of filming of cinematographic or audiovisual works, a compensation fund is set up to contribute, through the payment of financial aid to delegated production compa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Financial provisions relating to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-14

Committee members and rapporteurs are reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants. Only missions carried out at the request of the Ch…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

…ns of points a) and b) of paragraph 3 and those of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and produc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-41

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 321-19, operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction declare to the Conseil des maisons de vente, each year before 31 March, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-5

…6-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 213-6-2 order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 213-6-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 213-7Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000

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