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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article L548-6

…etion, including in the event that the intermediary in participative financing ceases its activity; 12° In the case of an equity financing project referred to in 4° of Article L. 1611-7-1 of the Gener…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…ction of the privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. II. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…223-11 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2223-12-1 law no. 2008-1350 of 19 December 2008 L. 2223-13 order no. 2005-855 of 28 July 2005 L. 2223-14…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…mber 2018 and medicinal products for human use used under 3° of Article L. 5143-4 ; 11° (Repealed) ;12° The procedures for applying this Title in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, May…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…ons whose activities or those of their directors are referred to in article 1 of law n° 2001-504 of 12 June 2001 tending to reinforce the prevention and repression of sectarian movements undermining h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

…l one quarter of the subscribed capital has been paid in. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 12 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the surplus is paid up by s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-25

The court shall appoint, for the term set out in Article L. 626-12, the administrator or the judicial representative as commissioner responsible for overseeing the implementation of the plan. The cour…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1389

…e D. 323-3 of the same code and financed by the subsidy provided for in articles D. 323-1 to D. 323-12 of the same code.The rebate is subject to the owner presenting, depending on the case, either the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Tax assessments and notices

Article 1657

…ess than €61.2. Direct tax assessments for which the total amount per assessment item is less than €12 are not assessed if they are levied in favour of the State budget; they are allocated as non-vale…

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