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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

…le L. 314-1 relating to the annual percentage rate of charge, in accordance with terms specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. 8° Borrowing rate, the interest rate expressed as a fixed or variable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-2

…ure that the person of full age is capable of giving consent. In the event of incapacity, the judge decides whether or not to authorise research involving the human person.When research involving the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-270

…a société anonyme à participation ouvrière falls into the situation referred to in Article L. 225-248, and its dissolution has not been declared, the Extraordinary General Meeting may decide, within t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…ributions by venture capital companies that meet the conditions set forth in Article 1-1 of Act no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 on various economic and financial provisions, deducted from net capital gains…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…roperty): Any damage suffered by the goods transported or luggage, whatever the means of transport. 8. Fire and natural elements : Any damage suffered by property (other than property included in clas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…2 Amount of cover-Subject to deduction, where applicable, of the excess per claim specified in the Declarations, cover is provided:-with no limit on the amount for bodily injury ;-up to the amount st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 743-6)

Article Annexe 7-6-1

…mandatory deposit account assigned to each of the categories of funds mentioned in Article R. 743-178 of the Commercial Code is opened in the records of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in favou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

The company carrying out the activity of wholesaler-distributor declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé the territory in which each…

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