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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…plicable, govern them, without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in Article L. 532-1 but without being able to claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 532-16 to L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82

…n the Board is convened to carry out the transactions referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 225-68 and unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, the internal regulations…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-1

…January 2021 under the different payment schemes applicable to beneficiaries as defined in Article L. 1615-6. However, this automated processing procedure does not apply to the capital expenditure re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…Health Service, regional health observatories and social security bodies do not apply;3° In Article L. 1413-7, the words: "mentioned inArticle L. 2223-19 of the General Local Authorities Code " are de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

…undertakings shall set up a subsidiary accounting system for the commitments referred to in Article L. 142-1. Commitments which are not allocated to this subsidiary accounting system shall be transfer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

Contracts covered by this section are governed by article L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-3

…ay also be granted by the managing director of the body mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 of this code, in the name and on behalf of the State. The latter, with a view to granting t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-23

…their staff and credit intermediaries is without prejudice to the obligations mentioned in Article L. 314-22. The staff concerned are natural persons who work for the creditor and who directly carry…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L541-1

…ing activities on a regular professional basis: 1° Investment advice as referred to in 5 of article L. 321-1 ; 2° (Repealed) 3° Advice on the provision of investment services as referred to in article…

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