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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L734-7

…rding resulting from L. 163-1 and L. 163-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 163-4-2 Orde…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Traffic on waterways.

Article L343-7

…articles L. 214-12 et L. 214-13 du code de l'environnement.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-211

…ords of purchases and sales made pursuant to articles L. 225-208, L. 22-10-62, L. 225-209-2, L. 228-12 and L. 228-12-1 must be kept, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by…

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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 919-27

…he distribution work on the cinematographic works released in cinematographic theatres during 2018, 2019 and 2020;3° The size of the distribution company;4° The share of sales relating to the distribu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Booking

Article L2313-6

The provisions of article L. 2113-12 apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…11 with the exception of its 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D. 533-11-1 to D. 533-12-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-13 with the exception of d) and f) of its 1, as well as i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461 A

…ax, when their health project is validated under the conditions provided for in the article L. 1434-12 of the Public Health Code and they have entered into the agreement provided for in article L. 143…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-7

…laid down by the stipulations of the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toarticle L. 1251-12 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1251-12-1, is punishable by a fine of 3,75…

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