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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-3

I.-The review provided for in Article 11 of the aforementioned Order may be brought before the court no later than the thirty-first day following the publication in the Official Journal of the Europea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L752-15

…es In their wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L753-15

…able In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-10

…s, the application for authorisation of redundancies is filed by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings at the registry of the competent court. Attached to this application are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article R2123-23

…e modification of the territorial boundaries of the cantons provided for in application of law n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 relative à l'élection des conseillers départementaux, des conseillers municipa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-4

I. - An investment service provider other than an asset management company shall establish and implement appropriate written policies and procedures for classifying its clients as non-professional cli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-6

The following may be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2, persons already approved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be displayed on the immediate packaging or outer pac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater A

…vehicles 26 801 Electric locomotive 23 306 High-speed locomotives 40 785 Tram-train multiple units 13 403 Towed vehicles Passenger trailers 5,594 High-speed passenger trailer 11 652 Tram-train traile…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…ulting from bankruptcy convictions handed down pursuant to articles 126 to 149 of law no. 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies. Ex…

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