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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-4

…perating allocation for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 5211-28 and L. 5211-28-1; 2° A lump-sum allocation as…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

In addition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a registered design or the beneficiary of an exclusi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…of the same property; 4° A statement, in very conspicuous lettering, that the seized property is placed in the custody of the holder, who may neither alienate it nor move it, except in the case provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…ho in any capacity participates in the management or administration of a credit institution, a finance company or an organisation mentioned in Articles 5 and 8 of Article L. 511-6 , or who is employed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

…t the following conditions: They must be secured by a guarantee given by a credit institution, finance company or insurance company not belonging to the same group as the lender or borrower and approv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-1

…511-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

…mbers. Retail traders whose cooperative is affiliated to a union may benefit directly from the services of that union. Retailer cooperative societies and their unions may form mixed unions with other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-86

Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and one of the members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board, a shareholder holding more than 10% of the votin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-3

…flat-rate contribution per user registered in libraries open to the public for lending, with the exception of school libraries. A decree sets the amount of this contribution, which may be different f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 82

To determine the tax bases, account is taken of the net amount of salaries, allowances and emoluments, wages, pensions and life annuities, as well as all benefits in money or in kind granted to the pe…

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