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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

Judicial reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the req…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article L751-5

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24

…L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Maximum rate (as % of index) Less than 500 9.9 From 500 to 999 10.7 1,000 to 3,499 19.8 3,500 to 9,999 22 10,000 to 19,999 27.5 From 20,000 to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

…ories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

…for forwarding the decision to place the person under judicial supervision with regard to Article 696-52; 6° The languages understood by the person placed under judicial supervision; 7° The date, pla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-11

…isions of I and II are properly applied in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 621-9 . For the rules relating to 2 and 4 of I and II, it may rely on the controls carried out by the Au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

…nstitute the offence provided for in A, if his conduct is legitimate, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

…Book II of the Mutual Code and provident institutions and their unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code and 20% of the gross life insurance technical provisions of the same b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2192-2

…mation laid down by legislative or regulatory provisions, the invoices referred to in articles L. 2192-1 to L. 2192-3 include the following information: 1° The date of issue of the invoice ; 2° The de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D3133-2

…products delivered, services provided or work carried out or, where applicable, their fixed price; 9° The total amount of the invoice, the total amount exclusive of tax and the amount of tax payable,…

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