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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…sociated with responding to the commercial practice and taking possession or delivery of the item ; 20° Including in an advertising medium an invoice or similar document requesting payment which gives…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

…l place. If the insured vehicle is used for touring or all-purpose travel, the increase is equal to 20% per claim.The increase is, however, reduced by half when the driver is only partially at fault,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-1

…referred to in b of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848, the provisions of Article L. 692-4 shall apply. The insolvency practitioner appointed in i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article R694-1

…apply to the suspension measure referred to in Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-3

…ided for in II and III: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…lumn of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…stem of individualised working hours (32) (I); Number of employees employed part-time (I): -between 20 and 30 hours (33); -other forms of part-time work; Number of employees having benefited throughou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

…urities, corporate rights, securities mentioned in 1° of article 118 and to 6° and 7° of l'article 120, rights relating to these values, rights or securities or securities representing the same values…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…le à fiscalité propre de plus de 12 000 habitants issu d'une fusion intervenue entre le 1er janvier 2012 et la date de publication de la loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation te…

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