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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

European standardised pre-contractual information for home loansEUROPEAN STANDARDISED INFORMATION SHEET (ESIS)PART AThe text of the model below is reproduced as it appears in the ESIS. The information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-1

I. - The following commitments may not be written down or converted, regardless of the legal regime applicable to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

I. - 1. Subject to the provisions specific to industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits and agricultural profits and to Articles 150 UB and 150 UC, net gains from disposals for conside…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-1

I. - The proportion referred to in Article L. 344-1 is a percentage of the value of all investments belonging to the company or the supplementary occupational pension fund and of other assets allocate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-11

I.-The judgment closing a judicial liquidation on the grounds of insufficient assets does not give creditors the right to exercise their individual actions against the debtor. There are exceptions to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-27

I. - Data concerning an accused person of full age shall be kept for twenty years.By way of derogation, it shall be kept:- five years when the person is accused of one of the offences provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R79

Other than the cases provided for in 1°, 2° and 4° of Article 776, bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record is issued: 1° To the State public authorities responsible for policing foreign nationals; 2° To…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

The application provided for in Article R. 5121-21 must be accompanied by a dossier containing the following information and documents, updated as necessary, presented in accordance with the order ref…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, medical devices, other than active implantable devices, must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way…

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