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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…limitée subject to corporation tax by operation of law or by option may be leased, within the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share lease…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 E

I. - Undeveloped properties classified in the first, second, third, fifth, sixth and eighth categories as defined in the ministerial instruction of sixth and eighth categories defined in article 18 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1517

I. - 1 New constructions and changes in the consistency or use of built and unbuilt properties, as well as changes in the use of the premises mentioned in I of article 1498 and factors likely to modif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-4

…nd L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium within 90 working days of 1 January of each year. The des…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-8

The cessation of the misleading commercial practice may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the court hearing the case, either at the request of the public prosecutor or ex officio. The measur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-22

The commercial guarantee shall be provided to the consumer in a legible and comprehensible manner on any durable medium, and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods. It specifies the conten…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-7

When a creditor usually offers credit agreements with an insurance proposal whose purpose is to guarantee repayment of the credit, any advertising mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-6…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-38

…compensation or costs other than those mentioned in articles L. 312-39 and L. 312-40 may not be charged to the borrower in the event of default provided for in these articles. However, in the event of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

The capital loss incurred by a natural person in the management of his private assets, in the event of non-repayment of a loan granted under the conditions provided for in article 7 of article L. 511-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Rights of foreign nationals in waiting zones

Article L343-2

When a foreign minor who is not accompanied by a legal representative is not authorised to enter France, the public prosecutor, notified immediately by the administrative authority, appoints an ad hoc…

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