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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-27

The fact that any advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations set out in the provisions of articles L. 224-71 and L. 224-72, is punishabl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-38

…L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HK

…ose withdrawn from the redemption by the said company of its own shares are subject to the rules provided for in article 150-0 A without prejudice to the application of the provisions of 4 of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis WB

…repares or processes fishery or aquaculture products, in a land-based establishment or in a factory vessel, pays a processing health fee to the State. II. - This fee is based on the weight of products…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 terdecies

…to 238 duodecies apply when the transfer takes place at least two years after the acquisition. However, the tax deferral may not exceed five years. Articles 238 nonies to 238 duodecies do not apply t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

…3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first time under the freedom to provide services in the territory of another Member State of the European Union, or to change the natur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-3

In the situations provided for in the last two paragraphs of Article L. 321-1, in Article L. 321-1-1 or in Article L. 321-11-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may set up a collab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-2

…de résolution shall inform the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the supervisory authority of the host Member State concerned where it detects a deterioration in the financia…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-12

Any insurance undertaking whose registered office is in France and which participates in the cover of a large risk as defined in Article L. 111-6 and situated in the European Union under a co-insuranc…

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