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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-1

…ense; 3° Injunction to the investor to modify the investment. The injunctions mentioned in 1° to 3° may be accompanied by a penalty payment. The injunction shall specify the amount and effective date…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

…onsible for economic affairs and the general rapporteurs of the finance committees of each assembly may jointly: 1° Hear the competent ministers, the Commissioner for Strategic Information and Economi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…set by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Agence de la biomédecine, may benefit from the collection, retrieval and storage of his or her gametes with a view to subseque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12

I.-A case may be referred to the liberty and custody judge within whose jurisdiction the reception facility is located, at any time, with a view to ordering the immediate release of a psychiatric care…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-10

…the terms and conditions of sale or agreed between the parties, the period for payment of sums due may not exceed thirty days after the date of receipt of the goods or performance of the service requ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-17

I.-The Director General of France Compétences may, in particular in the event of an alert being issued on the basis of the last paragraph of Article R. 6113-14, request any documents and evidence enab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-1

…s and the corrective measures adopted or envisaged. The person concerned has access to the file and may be assisted by counsel or represented by an agent of their choice.II. - At the end of the period…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

…Local authorities and public establishments falling within the scope defined in article L. 1618-1 may derogate from the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from:1° Donations;2° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…and 1609 quater vote on the rate of this tax under the conditions set out in Article 1639 A.2. They may define, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of Article 1639 A bis, areas for the collec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-111-1

…following ceilings:1° Charges relating to the opening of the plan, in particular application fees, may not exceed 10 euros ;2° Fees for account management and custody, or, if the plan takes the form…

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