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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 511-44 to L. 511-49Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-50 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 511-44 to L. 511-49Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-50 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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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 R442-2

…422-5 R. 422-7 to R. 422-9 R. 422-11 and R. 422-12 R. 423-1 to R. 423-5 R. 424-1 to R. 424-12 R. 425-1 to R. 425-14 R. 426-1R. 426-2from decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R. 426-3R. 426-4of decree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 511-44 to L. 511-49Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-50Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…y attorneys;6° The provisions of Book VI with the exception of Articles R. 612-2, R. 612-38, R. 613-25-1 to R. 613-25-4, R. 613-46, R. 613-56 and R. 613-58 only insofar as they concern industrial prop…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

…e for collection for which the registered office or main establishment is responsible no later than 25 April and 25 July. The balance resulting from the difference between the amount of the contributi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6-1

For the staff mentioned inarticle L. 123-2 of the Social Security Code and, in Mayotte, inarticle 25-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sicknes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-5

…out in article 131-38 of the same code, as well as the penalties set out in 2° to 4° of article 433-25 of the same code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-7

…s shall use the technical information developed pursuant to Article 77e of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 as amended to calculate the best estimate referred to in II of Article R. 351-2, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-27

I.-The decisions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 237-25 are made: 1° By a majority of the members in capital, in general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability par…

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