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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-5

The information notice on the entire contract provided for in c of IV of article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 must contain the information referred to in articles A. 132-4 and A. 132-4-4, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…ons from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of assistance funds paid from 1st January 2005 to the State or to another territorial authority or to a public establishment for inter-communa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…relating to subcontracting; 2° Articles L. 1251-49 to L. 1251-53 and articles L. 7123-19, L. 7123-21 and L. 7123-22 of the French Labour Code; 3° Article L. 530-1 of the Insurance Code; 4° Du h de &…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L773-8

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L774-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R368

In articles R. 20, R. 21 and R. 23-1, before the words: "le régisseur des recettes", the words: "le greffier en chef ou par" are inserted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…ticle, without prejudice to the provisions laid down in I of the article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 6° Toute personne diffusant une publicité…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-17

Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

…o 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to Articles L. 7…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

…lly and collectively, of negligible interest in relation to the objective defined in Article L. 233-21 . 233-21 or that they may be excluded from consolidation pursuant to article L. 233-19.

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