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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34

…the Director, is responsible for receiving requests for information made pursuant to Article L. 561-29-1 by counterpart foreign financial intelligence units.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-87

…res, a draft transfer in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This notification implies a commitment on the part of the transferee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-24

…he authority by virtue of the provisions of this sub-section or articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4, L. 331-29 to L. 331-31 and L. 331-33;-the purpose of the referral, which must be substantiated, and the doc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-4

…t of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 designed to improve the situation of victims of road accidents a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-3

…nt of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road accidents an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe F

…relating to this invoice has been assigned to (name of assignee) under articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-29-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. Payment must be made by cheque, bill of exchange, no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32

…be complete if, within one month of its receipt in one of the periods mentioned in Article R. 6122-29, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency has not informed the applicant, by registered…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 236 bis

If a company that has opted for the regime defined in the second paragraph of 1° bis of 1 of Article 39 is absorbed by a company that has not exercised this option, the paid holiday pay corresponding…

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