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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…ghts and obligations arising from the provision of the service and stipulating that the providers remain liable under this chapter;5° Notify the Autorité des marchés financiers and the competent autho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

I.-The statutory auditor shall perform his duties in accordance with the international auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 HA

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to liquefied natural gas installations, underground natural gas storage facilities, natural gas transmission pipelines, compresso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D330-4

I.-Application for approval of a system referred to in 2°, 3° or 4° of I of Article L. 330-1 shall be made in writing and by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date certain to the Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-21

Each agreement of objectives and means established pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 712-2 describes the actions financed in whole or in part by the tax for chamber expenses at regional l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 X

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-48

…selves in France to carry out all or some of the professional activities mentioned in articles L. 2223-23 et L. 2223-41 must demonstrate:1° Professional experience, as a manager within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

…cordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin.The pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…in the field of health observation;22° One representative of environmental protection associations;23° Four representatives of health service providers:one representative mentioned in a, b, c or d of…

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