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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…egal protection. 18. Assistance : Assistance to people in difficulty, particularly when travelling. 20. Life and death : Any transaction involving commitments whose fulfilment depends on the duration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…ponsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

…company mentioned in I is a parent undertaking or a subsidiary within the meaning of Article L. 511-20, Articles III and IV of Article L. 613-20-4, Articles L. 613-21-3 or L. 613-21-4, as applicable,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-7

…fer the matter to the European Banking Authority, pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, during the consultation peri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3…

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

Article 244 quater X

…or more than twenty years and is located in the districts mentioned in II of article 9-1 of Law no. 2003-710 of 1 August 2003 on town planning and urban renewal and in the priority neighbourhoods ment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…s, benefits and allowances exempted from tax under Article 81;5° (repealed with effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of 5 of Article 200 A, the income and capital gains from inves…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…adoption of the budget and the administrative account pursuant to the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum allowances voted…

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