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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-4

…r explanations that may be useful for the purposes of the investigation. In accordance with article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person is h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…to the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1990 as amended or decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 which is being applied; - whether it c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-13

…f the home State in accordance with the provisions of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28.5 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article Annexe I art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO DECENNIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE CONTRACTS Nature of cover The policy covers payment for repairs to the work to which the insured has contributed, as well as to existing wo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for formalities, requests and procedures

Article A444-43

…ce (table 3-3 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 151 Request for information. 21.28 € 152 Copies of the documents accompanying the docket attached to the summons, per 100 sheets 21.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…e L. 831-1 of the same code; 5° A social rental loan is defined as a regulated loan granted after 8 March 2001 to finance social rental housing, the construction, acquisition or improvement of which i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…the interests of investors or unitholders.Without prejudice to any penalties that the Autorité des marchés financiers may impose, any breach of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine which may no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-2

I.-The Autorité de la concurrence may order the parties concerned to put an end to anti-competitive practices within a specified period or impose on them any corrective measure of a structural or beha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

In this Section and in Section 5 of this Chapter: 1° "Significant branch" means a branch of significant importance within the meaning of Article L. 613-32-1 ; 2° "Transnational group" means a group wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen B…

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