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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-26

…the investment of the sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account is made under article 721-23 and the sums due in return for the acquisition of the exploitation rights abroad have not yet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-251

…n economic activity concluded under the conditions set out in Chapter VII of Title II of this book; 2° At the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the information giv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations representing self-employed workers using platforms

Article L7343-2

…senting the workers defined in Article L. 7341-1 who use the platforms referred to in Article L. 7342-1 for their activity: 1° The professional trade unions referred to in Article L. 2131-1 and their…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

…on of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-23

…of the annuity unit determined for the following financial year, in accordance with Article R. 441-21, may not exceed that of the previous year. II. - When, for a given agreement, the ratio of the su…

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

Article L1862-2

…f the contract, its duration and the conditions under which it may possibly be extended or renewed; 2° The conditions of repurchase, termination or forfeiture by the contracting local authority or pub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-2

…o the officer that such communication is not incompatible with the objectives mentioned in article 62-2 and that it is not likely to enable an offence to be committed.In order to ensure the good order…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

I.-Those liable for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on products in the gas oil, petrol and jet fuel tax categories are lia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecuti…

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