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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-29

…VAct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-9-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-10 to L. 532-12Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-29

…VAct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-9-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-10 to L. 532-12Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…inance companies for the sole purpose of the provisions applicable to them under Article L. 517-10; 12° Third-party financing companies referred to in 8 of Article L. 511-6, for their lending activity…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…rm resident-EU" granted by France" are deleted; b) The last paragraph is deleted; 7° In article L. 412-2, 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10° and 11° and, in 2°, the words "or L. 426-5" are deleted; 8° In Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-9-2

I. - A. - Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2, of the present code and by derogation from article L. 1311-2 and the second paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code when a public int…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…1-1 of the Defence Code;5° For anti-doping purposes, under the conditions set out in article L. 232-12-2 of the Sports Code.In civil matters, such identification may only be sought in execution of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…s of these issues do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meaning of Article L. 312-2 ; 2. Companies other than those mentioned in 1 and 1 bis, provided that they meet the condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 undecies

…capped at forty-two times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum referred to in article L. 3231-12 of the French Labour Code. The tax credit is granted in respect of the year in which the expenses…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 201

…to receive judicial and legal announcements, in accordance with the requirements of Article L. 141-12 of the French Commercial Code;in the case of the sale or transfer of other businesses, from the d…

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