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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-15

…of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-15

…of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-14

…of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en l'absence de t…

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

Article 238 septies B

I. - When the redemption premium provided for at the time of issue or at the time of the original acquisition of the right exceeds 10% of the nominal value or acquisition price of that right, or when…

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

Article 1395 G

I. - Municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

The judgment opening the safeguard proceedings shall be mentioned together with an indication of the powers conferred on the administrator, where one has been appointed, in the register of commerce an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…ion measure provided for by this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-17-1 and L. 521-17-2, the detention measure shall be lifted ipso jure if the applicant fails, within…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…R. 222-17, R. 222-18 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…proceedings, or the committees of enquiry set up pursuant to Article 6 of Ordinance No. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies.Credit institutions and finance comp…

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