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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L775-40

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-14

…rittany region are subject. The function of representing the Association as provided for in article L. 4124-11 is carried out in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon by the Archipe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

…o 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9 of this Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-30

…inter-communal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-45, to authorise its withdrawal from the syndicate. The opinion of the commission départemen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-5

Any person who, while intoxicated, enters or attempts to enter a sports venue by force or by fraud during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by one year's imprisonmen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-1

Infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Articles 9, 10, 13 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark shall constitute an infringement giving rise to ci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-19

…epare annual accounts and a management report, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 526-36, is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-6

…fail to prepare the accounts of the firm or company in consolidated form in accordance with Article L. 533-5 are liable to a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4243-3

…satisfy the conditions laid down in this Title to carry out the operations provided for in article L. 4241-1 is liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-1

Data communication service providers are defined in point 36a of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in fina…

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