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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…ons defined in Article L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, nor to reinsurance companies, nor to provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-21

The possession of the national law degree provided for in 3° of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-2

With the exception of articles R. 1251-12, R. 1251-18 and R. 1251-25 to R. 1251-29, the procedures for setting up and implementing the financial guarantee provided for in paragraph 2 of the single sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-41

The electoral roll commission is called upon to complete the list of persons who meet the condition set by Article L. 723-4 to be eligible for election to the office of commercial court judge in elect…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-1

…on under investigation of having committed one of the offences provided for in articles 221-5-6,222-18-4 ou 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code, whether these qualifications were referred to when the invest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-26

…e management of the list of jobseekers, in particular the decisions referred to in articles R. 5411-18, R. 5412-1 and R. 5412-8. It decides on the withdrawal of replacement income and the imposition o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-2

…lated professions for which a European professional card, referred to in Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…hor with the information it has collected from distributors and retailers on the number of copies remaining available.When the business has ceased trading for more than six months or when judicial liq…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…ties or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747…

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

Article 238 bis JB

…valuation of its tangible and financial fixed assets under the conditions set out in article L. 123-18 of the French Commercial Code may not take into account the revaluation difference which it estab…

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