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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-11

…6 to L. 315-8 of this Code. "The authorised officials mentioned in the first paragraph are also competent to investigate and record breaches of the provisions of Articles L. 312-1-1, L. 312-1-2, L. 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-51

I. - The sums available for distribution by a general purpose investment fund are made up of :1° Net income plus retained earnings plus or minus the balance of the income equalisation account;2° Reali…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

…e following are registered in the land register, for the purposes of opposability to third parties: 1° The following rights in rem in immovable property: a) Immovable property; b) Usufruct of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

…tioned Law no. 2023-703 of 1st August 2023, only insofar as it concerns the structures mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 1221-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-2

…ations are compulsory, unless there is a recognised medical contraindication, under age conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Haute Autorité de sant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5-1

…vestigated and established by the agents mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1, under the conditions set out in articles L. 450-1, L. 450-2, L. 450-3, L. 450-7 and L. 450-8. Articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-170

…inst the criminal record (number 181 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the following fees:1° In the case of acquisition by one or more natural persons or by a legal entity up to and includin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

…anted to heirs and, where applicable, to cohabitants liable for payment of the persons mentioned in 1° to 2° ter and 7° to 10° of I of l'article 796 :1°(Repealed);2° For income tax, a discharge of pay…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…of these States, are exempt from the withholding taxes provided for in 1 and 2 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au III de article 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct inves…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures.

Article L1341-2

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, in particular: 1° The definition of the information to be transmitted to the bodies mentioned in…

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