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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…om the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 312-5 to L. 312-11 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 312-12 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…heir functions in compliance with the requirements set out in Articles L. 511-51, L. 511-52, L. 533-25 or L. 533-26; 4° Draw up an action plan with a view to restructuring its debt with all or some of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…sheet total of less than €43 million;2° its capital or voting rights are not held to the extent of 25% or more by a company or by several companies that do not meet the conditions of the previous par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…in respect of the notaries within their jurisdiction, in accordance with article 4 of Order no. 45-2590 of 2 November 1945 relating to the status of notaries. They may be assisted in their supervisor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…raphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012. The body shall also carry out searches for rightholders at similar sources existing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

…°, 2°, 3° and 4°, weighting the first by 30%, the second by 15%, the third by 30% and the fourth by 25%. However, each of the weighting percentages may be increased or reduced for all the beneficiary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-4

…ed to carry out the emergency medicine and intensive care activities referred to in article R. 6122-25, with a view to organising, where applicable, the emergency transfer of people cared for by the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

…eference tax income for the penultimate year, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, is less than €25,000 for single, divorced or widowed taxpayers and less than €50,000 for taxpayers subject to join…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…who fails to comply with the obligations resulting from IV bis is liable to a civil fine of up to €25,000. These fines are imposed by the president of the judicial court ruling under the accelerated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…Article L. 517-12 are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 511-51, L. 511-52, L. 511-53, L. 533-25, L. 533-26, L. 533-27 and the regulations issued for their application. II. - Where a mixed finan…

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