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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-34

Where a company is formed between the clerks of commercial courts that have been abolished and replaced by a court whose jurisdiction includes all the jurisdictions of the abolished courts, that compa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30

Subject to the application ofArticle 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, information held by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may not be used for purposes other than those provided fo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax.

Article L422-3

The rules relating to tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax are set out in articles L. 2333-26 to L. 2333-31, L. 2333-34 to L. 2333-37, L. 2333-39 to L. 2333-41, L. 2333-43, L. 2333-44, L. 2333-46 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-32

In addition to the information provided for in article L. 1233-31, in undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the employer sends the staff representatives the measures it plans to implement to a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-33

When the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32 are unable to carry out the analyses or tests due to their exceptional specialisation or extreme urgency, the State laboratory respo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-3

When the unit of account used as a reference to value the capital or annuity guaranteed by the contract is an SCPI unit subject to supervision by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the value of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-33

The accounts of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are closed on 31 December each year and approved by the Supervisory Board.15% of the profit of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is deducted as a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-38

The purpose of funeral chambers is to receive, prior to burial or cremation, the bodies of deceased persons. The premises where the undertaking or association managing the funeral home offers the othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate.

Article D313-1-A

I. - For each of the categories mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 313-2, the legal interest rate applicable for a given half-year is calculated as follows:1° For claims by natural person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-3

Carrying out or causing to be carried out research involving the human person in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 and Article L. 1122-1-2 and in breach of Articles 31 to 34…

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