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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

…er en sécurité" certificate validated outside school hours, as provided for in theOrder of 9 August 2022 relating to the "savoir-nager" safety certificate outside school hours; 3° The "attestation sco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZH

…ing organised and operated under the conditions set by I of article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à la croissance et la transformation des entreprises et pour les paris sportifs en…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R763-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R762-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

…not be taken into account when awarding the same author a project development grant applied for in 2022.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…ISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…rd parties in order to conclude transactions in :1° Financial securities referred to in Article L. 211-1 , II, 2 ; 2° Structured financial products within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…ench Labour Code or by venture capital companies referred to in I of article 1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions or by venture capital mutual funds…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R764-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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