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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-22

…f Article 2, paragraph 4 of Article 2, Articles 3, 5, 15 and 16, paragraph 1 of Article 21, Article 23 and Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-3

I.-The qualified electronic signature certificate referred to in Article R. 123-5 falls at least, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-11

…orial proceedings within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 3 of R…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code…

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

Article 244 quater M

…ining multiplied by the hourly rate of the minimum growth wage established pursuant to articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-11 of the French Labour Code.I bis.-For companies that meet the definition of a mic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess and monitor the systems, strategies and procedures implemented by credit institutions and finance companies to identify, measure and m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1463 A

…II of the same Article 44 sexdecies that they have created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023, from the year following that of their creation.For seven years from the year following their cre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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