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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-2

A credit institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advanc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: On the transmission and enforcement of confiscation orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 713-35-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders, the competent a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-2

…L. 3332-2, or to the regulations established pursuant to articles L. 3335-1, L. 3335-2 and L. 3335-8.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-27

I. - Articles I to IV of article D. 132-7, article D. 132-8 and article D. 132-9 apply to the procedures for the individual transfer of a member's rights to another plan. II - In the event that the tr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-113

…ociation to the Minister for the Economy and Finance under the conditions set out in Article L. 310-8. They must specify that if the union's authorisation is withdrawn, the policy will be terminated o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

…he distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory works, released in cinemas between 2 September 2020 and 3 March 2021, may be increas…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-9

…conditions laid down in Article R. 421-1, in article R. 421-1-1 or to articles R. 421-7 and R. 421-8. A receipt is issued for the application.If the application does not comply, the applicant is noti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

…rred to in article R. 411-19 are determined in accordance with table XVI appended to article D. 311-8 of the code de l'organisation judiciaire.When the person lodging the appeal lives abroad, the Pari…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-23

…Title III of this Book. To this end, they have the powers defined in Section 1 and subsections 1 to 8 of Section 2 of Chapter II of this Title and may implement the measures provided for in Article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1671 A

The deductions provided for in articles 182 A, 182 A bis and 182 B shall be made by the debtor of the sums paid and the deduction provided for in article 182 A ter is made by the person mentioned in I…

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