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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-2

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of lawyers at the Council of State and the Court of Cassation. It makes re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-21

I.-The opening judgment interrupts or prohibits any legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-7

The court shall determine the leasing, rental or supply contracts for goods or services necessary to maintain the business in the light of the observations of the debtor's co-contractors transmitted t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-4

…do not preclude the existence of clauses by which the supplier of financial services reserves the right to change the rate of interest owed by or to the consumer, or the amount of any charges relating…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-2

…contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, are presumed to be unfair within the meaning of the provisions of the first and fifth paragraphs of article L. 212-1, unless the trader can pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

I. - The flat-rate refund is calculated on the basis of the amount:a) Of supplies of agricultural products made to taxable persons other than farmers who benefit from the flat-rate refund in France;b)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

I. - A conciliation commission is set up in each département, comprising:1° A sitting magistrate, designated by order of the Minister of Justice, who acts as chairman;2° The departmental director of p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 E

I.-The registration number issued pursuant to Article 290 B may be withdrawn: 1° When the operator of a dematerialisation platform has been sanctioned under IV of article 1737 or II of article 1788 D…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article L3543-1

…332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 3332-3 are worded as follows:"Art. L. 3332-1.-Fiscal revenue in the operating section includes the proceeds of taxes of all kinds allocated to or instituted by the Département.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-61

…perimeter after the syndicate has been created or the public establishment has joined.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, in matters of water and watercourse management, drinking water s…

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