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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-24

…authority possess and keep up to date appropriate knowledge and skills concerning the preparation, offer and granting of credit agreements referred to in Article L. 313-1, the provision of the advice…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-25

The persons responsible for providing the borrower with explanations of the loans mentioned in articles L. 312-1 to L. 312-3 and to collect the information needed to draw up the sheet provided for in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protection of debtors and borrowers

Article L322-2

Any advertising disseminated by or on behalf of a natural or legal person who provides assistance, in any capacity whatsoever and in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in obtaining one or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and conditions of use

Article L431-2

It is forbidden:1° To issue a registered designation of origin without satisfying the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;2° To issue a registered designatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Taxable persons - Place of taxation

Article 218 bis

Companies or legal entities liable for corporation tax under Article 206, with the exception of those designated in Article 5 of the aforementioned article, are personally subject to the tax on the sh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-2

As soon as he is appointed, the curator has an estimated inventory drawn up, item by item, of the assets and liabilities of the estate by a judicial auctioneer, bailiff or notary, according to the law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 411-1, the following public offers are authorised: 1° The offer of financial securities or shares exclusively…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

Any person who promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 57…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…ble for :A.-In the banking, payment services and investment services sector:1° Credit institutions ;2° The following personsa) Investment firms and branches of third-country firms referred to in Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Dismissal of the Conseiller prud'homme.

Article L2411-22

Dismissal of an employee representative may only take place with the authorisation of the labour inspector.This authorisation is also required for :1° An industrial tribunal member who has ceased his…

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