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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11

When the Autorité des marchés financiers receives transaction reports in accordance with Article L. 533-9, it shall transmit this information to the competent authority of the most relevant market in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-89

…y is exempt from inserting in a legal announcements medium the notices provided for in articles 22, 24 and 26 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of law no. 78-9 of 4 Janua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-17

…mmune. The members of the section may claim compensation under the conditions set out in Article L. 2411-11. The total compensation may not exceed the proceeds of the sale.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Civil status documents

Article 1119

Until the reconstitution or restitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont le…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-17

Where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments. However, if the len…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-17

Members of specialised commissions for dan and equivalent grades must hold a 6th dan or equivalent grade. Failing this, members holding a 5th dan or 4th dan or equivalent grade may be appointed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special conditions for the "locomotor" option

Article D6124-177-17

In addition to the premises provided for in Article D. 6124-177-1, the authorised site includes one or more rooms simulating a living space.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

…entioned it separately in their tax return in accordance with the requirements of 2 of the articles 170 and 173, where concealment is established;3° Anyone found to have cashed coupons belonging to th…

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