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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-30

…h Commercial Code is reinstated, the order referred to in article 154-2 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 on the judicial reorganisation and liquidation of companies is sent by the Banque de F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-26

…lth agencies any information relating to a health event meeting the criteria defined in article R. 3115-68. II. - When a maritime rescue operation, carried out under the conditions set out in article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-15

Except in the case provided for in article 21-14-1, the acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authority results from naturalisation granted by decree at the request of the foreig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-30

…ch healthcare activity defined in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment defined in article R. 6122-26. These zones may be common to several care activities and heavy equipment.Within these zones, qua…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-30

…e minister responsible for defence and before his representatives. The provisions of Article L. 623-26 are not applicable to applications for plant variety certificates exploited under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-30

…00 4-star tourist hotels, 4-star tourist residences, 4-star furnished tourist accommodation 0.70 2.30 3-star tourist hotels, 3-star tourist residences, 3-star furnished tourist accommodation 0.50 1.5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-266

…simplified publication statement for the annual financial statements referred to in articles R. 123-111 and R. 123-111-1, within the deadlines set out in those articles; For companies whose registered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…xceed the advantage that members of the savings plan would have enjoyed if this difference had been 30% or 40% when the lock-up period provided for by the plan pursuant to articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

…affirmative, the borrower is provided with the information set out in articles R. 314-19 to R. 314-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Participatory finance service providers

Article D775-30

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 547-2 to D. 547-4No. 2022-110 of 1st February 2022II. - For the application of I:1° In Article D. 547-2, the words "under Dire…

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