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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…o Articles 16 or 25 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-1

…recent educational and financial report submitted to the DIRECCTE (articles L. 6352-11 and R. 6352-23 of the French Labour Code); - provide a copy of the standard training agreement used between the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-34-1

…f these institutions or the central body is a resolution entity, and their respective subsidiaries; 23° The expression: "global systemically important institution" or "gsi" means a global systemically…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-1-1

…st: the account is debited with interest due to a debit balance on the account for one or more days;23° Charges following notification by the Banque de France of a ban on issuing cheques: the account…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…onal environment. L. 6313-1-1° L. 6313-1-2° L. 6313-1-3° L. 6313-1-4° Assessment indicators x x x x 23) The service provider monitors legal and regulatory developments in the field of vocational train…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…rategy put in place for the cinematographic work; b) Where the investment is made under article 721-23, a copy of the contract for the acquisition of the foreign exploitation rights if this has not ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…nts More than 10% and less than or equal to 11 25 points More than 11% and less than or equal to 12 23 points More than 12% and less than or equal to 13 21 points More than 13% and less than or equal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…e in France to the financial statements certified by the Statutory Auditors pursuant to Article L. 823-9 is that set out in the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-9-2

…may transfer to the president of this establishment the prerogatives they hold pursuant to article 23 of law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 relating to security to ensure the security of cultural and s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 5

…nd 3 of item 5221. 2. Final account >. 3. Decision approving the documents referred to in 1 and 2. 523. Amendment of conditions and charges attached to a gift . 5231. Amicable modification (12) 1. Ord…

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