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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-11

…der the conditions laid down in Article L. 561-12 ; 2° The payee is one of the persons mentioned in 13° of Article L. 561-2, in the situations provided for in II and III of Article L. 561-3. By way of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…nt risk on a work site in the event of an accident on a neighbouring work site ; 2° Article R. 4462-13-Exclusion of non-pyrotechnic installations from the pyrotechnic enclosure; 3° Article R. 4462-17-…

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

Article L1862-1

…ion of its seventh paragraph Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 1523-6 law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 L. 1523-7 law no. 2002-1 of 2 January 2002 L. 1524-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 Februar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…ment and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors; 5° Goods referred to in Article L. 5132-9 of the Public Health Code; 6° Medicinal products for human use mentioned in article L. 5124-13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article L133-22

…the payment order is given by the payer, his payment service provider shall, subject to Article L. 133-5, the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 133-21 and Article L. 133-24, be liable to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…levy collected by the public inter-municipal cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° of I of article 1379, by the fraction defined in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

…20. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-13 of the French Commercial Code and Article 7 of the profession's Code of Ethics, the statutory aud…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…tion and Housing Code; 9° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 112-6, Articles L. 112-11 to L. 112-13 and sections 1 to 3 of Chapter VIII of Title IV of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, 10°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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