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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

…"only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…"only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382

…forming a necessary dependency of cemeteries, including cemeteries constituted under Article L. 522-12 du code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre pour la sépulture des mili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…lowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance and the childcare allowance, maintained under Articles 12 and 13 of Law no. 77-765 of 12 July 1977 instituting the family supplement, the disabled adults'…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L284-2

…rritory of the Member States" are deleted; 10° The second paragraph of Article L. 251-7 is deleted; 12° In Article L. 270-1, the references to articles L. 812-3, L. 812-4 and L. 822-4 are deleted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or chosen is valid for t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…financial holdings, participating in economic interest groups, public interest groups or companies; 12° The creation of subsidiaries; 13° Acceptance of gifts and bequests other than those consisting o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-11

…oldings in the capital of the company of which it is aware pursuant to articles L. 233-7 and L. 233-12; 4° The list of holders of any securities with special control rights and a description thereof;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-7

…ing the ballot in which the full council was elected. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2121-12, in municipalities of 3,500 inhabitants or more, notice of the meeting is sent to the members…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…ons whose activities or those of their directors are referred to in article 1 of law n° 2001-504 of 12 June 2001 tending to reinforce the prevention and repression of sectarian movements undermining h…

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