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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-111

The burial compartment has isothermal insulation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-95

The first sale in the future state of completion or completed of residential premises included in a building or in a property complex other than HLM that has been the subject of the same building perm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-1

I. - The loans referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 may be granted when the lending company or a member of its group, on the one hand, and the borrowing company or a member of its group, on the other…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79

…icate will state:1° The day, time and place of death;2° The first names, surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased;3° The first names, surnames, occupations and domicil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-7

Articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 and L. 228-3-4 to L. 228-3-6 are applicable to intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of article L. 228-2 who receive a request for information concerning the owners…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-11-1

…oned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2, when they take note of the transfer or, where applicable, when they are notified of the transfer, shall identify and verify the identity of the person to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-4

The Board of Directors of the centres is made up of twenty members, with the exception of centres whose importance or specific nature, particularly with regard to the number of sites or their field of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

I. - Net gains from transfers for valuable consideration of corporate rights in companies or groupings falling within the articles 8 to 8 ter, whose assets are mainly made up of real estate or rights…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R326-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 134-3, if it:1° Demonstrates, through the composition of its deliberative and management bodies,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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