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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

…anagement company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L. 225…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-11

…responsible for repairing any damage caused by measures imposed under articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, as well as damage caused by work carried out under articles L. 1322-8 and L. 1322-10.In the cases…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-4

…withdrawing the authorisation provided for in Article L. 325-1 or in this Code or in Articles 6 or 7 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in the case of an undertaking authorised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-8

When a case is referred to the court under article L. 621-7, the judge may order, where appropriate under penalty, the removal of an unlawful or unfair term in any contract or type of contract offered…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-18

…esence of his legal representative.When all the conditions laid down in Articles R. 521-5 to R. 521-7 have been met, the asylum application certificate referred to in Article L. 521-7 is issued in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3313-2

…ia for distributing its proceeds in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3314-1 to L. 3314-7; 5° The payment dates; 6° The conditions under which the social and economic committee or a specia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-2-1

…ng may invoice, at the rates for medical biology procedures set in application of articles L. 162-1-7 and L. 162-1-7-1 of the Social Security Code, medical biology examinations carried out outside the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-5

For the application of articles L. 450-3, L. 450-3-1, L. 450-3-2, L. 450-4, L. 450-7, L. 450-8, L. 450-9, L. 450-10, L. 490-6 and L. 490-7in New Caledonia, the words: "the agents mentioned in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-8

Where, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 642-7 there is disagreement between the parties as to the value of the asset that is the subject of the leasing contract, the court shall set this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-5

…according to the following scale: TURNOVER IN € EMOLUMENT RATE IN % 0 to 150,000 1.881% 150,001 to 750,000 0.941% 750,001 to 3,000,000 0.564% 3,000,001 to 7,000,000 0.376% 7,000,001 to 20,000,000 0.2…

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