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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…rticles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A warning; 2° A temporary or permanent suspension: a) From taking part, in any capacity whats…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…ode and, in the case of bonds, by articles L. 245-8 to L. 245-12 (1° to 5°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of said Code. The issue may be made by public offering.For the purposes of law no. 66-537 of 24 J…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…o be duly authorised. II. - The provisions of section 3 of this chapter, other than articles L. 522-17 and L. 522-18, do not apply to the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph. These establish…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-28

…ation where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or the po…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

…llege of resolution authorities are not applicable;4° References to Regulations (EU) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008, No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 and No…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

…lege of resolution authorities are not applicable; 4° References to Regulations (EU) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008, No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 and No…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…9-3, L. 2339-10, L. 2341-4, L. 2353-4 et L. 2353-5 du code de la défense ainsi que aux articles L. 317-2 and L. 317-7 of the Internal Security Code; 13° Offences of aiding the unauthorised entry, move…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…ddition to the directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of this code, directors representing employees.A company whose principal activity i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

…thority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the function allowances provided for in articles L. 7125-17 to L. 7125-20 and to the training costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

…ontribution is increased by the amount of financial compensation for the costs mentioned in Article 17 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, depa…

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