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

Article L533-13-1

…ed, this investment service is not subject to articles L. 533-12-6, L. 533-13, L. 533-14 and L. 533-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-6

Article L. 3253-15 is applicable with the exception of the last paragraph. When the mandataire judiciaire, the administrator or the liquidator receives sums due to employees from an institution locate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-2

…plicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Order no. 2016-967 of 15 July 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-7

…State in the department, the prerogatives mentioned in the first paragraph of 2 of article L. 3332-15, a municipal drinks commission is set up, made up of representatives of municipal services appoin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII: Provisions specific to sole traders with limited liability.

Article L680-5

…applicable, come from assets whose allocation has ceased to have effect pursuant to Article L. 526-15 are considered to be outside the unaffected patrimony. This exclusion ceases as soon as the claim…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-16

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 512-15, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

…3-1 ; 3° The application for entry in the National Designs Register provided for in Articles R. 512-15 and R. 512-17 ; 4° The procedures for the simplified filings provided for in Article L. 512-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-2

…ass offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quaterdecies

…France of manufactured tobacco is the release for consumption within the meaning of Article L. 311-15 of the Code des impositions sur les biens et services.The tax is based on the retail selling pric…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Deferred credit companies

Article 1064

…for the execution of agreements entered into in application of I of article 1 of law no. 54-417 of 15 April 1954, relating to deferred credit companies in liquidation or bankruptcy are exempt from la…

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