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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Metropolis of Lyon

Article 1656

…uinquies and articles 1530 bis and 1636 B octies, the reference to the departmental rate applied in 2020 is replaced by the reference to the rate applied in 2014 for the benefit of the Rhône departmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…nd III of Book V or in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on a consolidated basis, this Authority may take the necessary precautionary measures r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

…d to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to 26 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social Secur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article D47-7

…jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the crimes referred to in Article 706-26. ENNEX LIST AND RESSORT OF COURTS OF TRIAL COMPETENT TO JUDGE THE CRIMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…cree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R. 326-7 ;Article R. 321-47 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-2

…of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, within the meaning of Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/203…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3

I.-A written agreement concluded between the supplier, with the exception of suppliers of products mentioned in article L. 443-2, and the distributor or service provider sets out the reciprocal obliga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-5

…Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle. In these departments, article 33 of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 remains in force: a) For pubs the opening of which is not prohibited by articles L. 333…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-139

The tontines referred to in article L. 322-26-4 group their members into separate groups known as associations and, on the expiry of each association, distribute the funds arising from the joint capit…

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