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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-23

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money marke…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-22

…proving that the right of withdrawal has been exercised under the conditions set out in article L. 221-21 weighs on the consumer.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-42

…collectivity of Corsica shall exercise the controls provided for in articles L. 4423-1 and L. 4425-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D753-2

…22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the application of I:1° In article D. 312-1-1:a) In 7° of A of I, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D754-2

…22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the application of I:1° In article D. 312-1-1:a) In 7° of A of I, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D752-2

…22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the application of I:1° In article D. 312-1-1:a) In 7° of A of I, t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…ook place prior to the date of entry into force of this section, set by VII of Article 7 of Law no. 2006-437 of 14 April 2006 containing various provisions relating to tourism, cease to have effect un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mutual guarantee companies.

Article L126-1

The rules for the creation of mutual guarantee companies between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies, members of the liberal professions, owners of real estate or r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-25

Additional exceptional aid is being granted in the form of a direct allowance to cinema owners to help compensate for the drop in business they have been experiencing since March 2020 as a result of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-86

New exceptional aid is being granted in the form of a direct allowance to cinema owners to help compensate for the drop in business they have been experiencing since March 2020 as a result of the meas…

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