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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-11

…the third paragraph, the words: or a single Crédit Mutuel special passbook account opened before 1 January 2009 are deleted;4° In article L. 221-8, the words: and those relating to Crédit Mutuel spec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

Failing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…operations may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the extent strictly necessar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432

…lished at the expense of the convicted person in accordance with article 243 of law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the reorganisation and judicial liquidation of companies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-3

…ame person may only hold one Livret A or one Crédit Mutuel special passbook account opened before 1 January 2009. However, low-income housing associations may open one or more Livret A passbook accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain other public bodies or C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-8

…es rendered established by decree under the conditions laid down byarticle 5 of order no. 59-2 of 2 January 1959 on the organic law relating to finance laws; 4° Miscellaneous income, gifts and bequest…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-3

…onditions set out in Article L. 324-1. A reinsurance undertaking whose authorisation lapsed after 1 January 2016 remains subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-5

…V, insofar as they relate to property conservation measures :1° References to Decree No. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and to Decree No. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 162

…ferred to in article 8 ter, for the taxation of income from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 1996.

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