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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R782-11

…2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R783-11

…2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employee information

Article L1233-57-10

…ous possible takeover models, in particular through the companies provided for by law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of cooperative production companies, as well as the right of staff repres…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-8

…L. 314-13" are replaced by the words: "L. 314-10 and L. 314-13"; 3° In Articles L. 314-15 to L. 314-19, the words: "or III" are deleted; 4° References to the training certificate drawn up for persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-35

…icles L. 3141-32 and L. 3141-33, relating to the paid leave fund, and articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19, relating to the special arrangements applicable to these companies in the event of bad weather,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-41

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 321-19, operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction declare to the Conseil des maisons de vente, each year before 31 March, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

…required to be a voter, eligible and candidate in application of the provisions of articles D. 4443-19, D. 4443-20 and D. 4443-23.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…bis, exempt from business property tax for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 January 2004 or created between that date and 31 December 2025, and meeting, during the reference period men…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-1

…ectif whose purpose is to provide transport services, under the conditions provided for in articles 19 quinquies to 19 sexdecies A of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…he Social Security Code; 3° Intermediaries in banking and payment services mentioned in article L. 519-1 when they are acting under a mandate issued by a customer and are entrusted with funds as agent…

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