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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…ite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LEUR REDACTION R. 711-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 712-2 to R. 712-11 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…any is in one of the following situations: 1° It has breached a provision of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

…Repealed); 2. To the net gain realised since the opening of a share savings plan defined in Article 163 quinquies D in the event of withdrawal of securities or cash or redemption before the expiry of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

…upervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 and credit institutions or investment firms which constitute a significant p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-3

I.-The companies mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 123-16-2 or those which exceed, in respect of the last completed financial year and on an annual basis, two of the three thresholds set, respective…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…unless the offence is punishable by the additional penalties referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 131-16 of the Penal Code. The application for validation is brought before the competent judge of the po…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quinquies

…on of those which they have collected or exchanged pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-144

…al-purpose professional fund are reserved for professional clients as referred to in article L. 533-16 and for foreign investors belonging to an equivalent category under the law of the country to whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12

…rvices mentioned in article L. 1413-4;4° The repayments and reimbursements referred to inarticle L. 162-1-16 of the Social Security Code; 5° By taxes provided for its benefit;6° Fees for services rend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-23

…y controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compe…

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