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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account

Article L224-31

The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account is opened with a credit institution or an investment firm. The plan may have only one holder. The plan may giv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account

Article L224-32

The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account is opened through a service provider authorised to provide the investment advice referred to in point 5 of art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3-1 (art. A212-76)

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCESAlthough sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains a fundame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-3

Where the addressee of the request for disclosure of information made in accordance with Articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 has not provided such information within the time limits set pursuant to the sa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-3

When a sports agent brings together parties interested in concluding a contract relating to the exercise of a sporting or training activity for remuneration, with the exception of that referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article A450-3

The category A and category B officials mentioned in Article A. 450-2 are authorised to carry out visits and seizures for the application of article L. 490-9.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A422-3

Derivatives may be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-3

The registrar shall inform the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register of the filing of the declaration so that the latter can request bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-3

The liabilities of an economic loan fund referred to in article R. 332-14-2 may take one of the following forms: 1° Units, giving rise to identical rights to capital and interest, resulting either fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-3

The declaration of the programme of events held in a registered exhibition centre, provided for in Article R. 762-5, drawn up on the basis of information gathered from the organisers of the said event…

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