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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-8

…on of its 5°, R. 314-5 with the exception of its 1°, R. 314-6 to R. 314-9 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-10 to R. 314-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Insurance distribution

Article R511-3

…ents, offers or helps to conclude a contract, for this person, for which the annual premium exceeds 20,000 euros.III - The above provision does not preclude the retrocession of a referral fee to indic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-2

…of this Part are not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

…l products necessary for carrying out research involving the human person declared under the law of 20 December 1988, the import authorisation is required for a series of import operations envisaged f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…rovided for in articles L. 611-12, L. 612-1 to L. 612-10, L. 612-12 to L. 612-15, L. 612-17, L. 612-20, L. 613-1, L. 613-23 to L. 613-23-6 and L. 613-25.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…er, where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash enter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-1

…chapter to the contrary, the French sub-account, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European individual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-25

…ments mentioned in 1° of article L. 224-2. The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 224-20 are applicable to these payments; 2° The payments mentioned in 2° of article L. 224-2, with the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…ith the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20 and compliance by the employment safeguard plan with Articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63 based on t…

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