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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…41-1 C, L. 511-41-2, L. 511-41-3, L. 533-2, L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3, L. 533-4-1, L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-4

I.-In municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and, for projects that result in the artificial development of land within the meaning of V of article L. 752-6, in all communes, the mayor or t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L4321-1

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to Article L. 4135-20-2 and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to Articles L. 4135-22 à L. 413…

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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 Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…ed, within the limits of the resources available to the school, as defined in III of article R. 114-20.To this end, before 30 September, it communicates to the region to which it is attached and to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155 B

…total remuneration, or the fraction of the remuneration exempted in accordance with 2 is limited to 20% of the taxable remuneration resulting from 1.4. The employees and persons referred to in this I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-1

…cess by car, integrated into a retail shop open to the public on the date of publication of Law No. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 for access to housing and renovated town planning, and not entailing the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-35

I. - The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan:1° Credit institutions subject to direct supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Articl…

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