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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-6

When a merger is the subject of an in-depth review pursuant to the last paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5, the Autorité de la concurrence examines whether it is likely to harm competition, in parti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-1

…personal bankruptcy or one of the prohibition or disqualification measures provided for in Book VI;5° Have completed a professional training period, deemed satisfactory, of a duration set by regulati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Organisations approved for the collective management of the additional annual remuneration due to performers

Article R327-1

…g plan and provisional budget for the three financial years following the application for approval; 5° Gives the necessary information relating to the means implemented in order to identify and trace…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-1

…ent is stated along with the annual percentage rate of charge; 4° The term of the credit agreement; 5° The total amount owed by the borrower; 6° The amount and number of instalments; 7° Where applicab…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R351-3

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-11

…ns set out in II of the same article, the Director General consults the chairman of this committee; 5° Represents the Institute in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. To take legal action, he mus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater N

The rate of the municipal or inter-municipal share of the development tax may be increased by up to 20% in certain sectors by a reasoned decision taken under the conditions provided for in II of artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-9

…e State;4° The provisional programme of activity, the draft budget of the Office and its amendments;5° The financial account and the allocation of the results of the establishment;6° The table of post…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-7

The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 entitles the holder to engage in professional activity and vocation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L2543-3

…are salaried by the State; 4° The costs of local police, insofar as they are not paid by the State; 5° The costs of creating and maintaining communal cemeteries; 6° The costs of maintaining communal b…

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