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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-110

The construction contract (number 87 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the agreed price, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-151

The franchise agreement (number 150 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the total royalties, according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.645…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-3

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book VII of Part Five of the present Code mentioned in Article 55-1 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-39

I. - The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code apply to all credit institutions and finance companies.For the application of article L. 225-40 of the same code, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-38

Each credit institution, finance company or investment firm is audited by at least two statutory auditors, under the conditions defined in Book VIII of the Commercial Code. These statutory auditors mu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors.

Article D511-8

The statutory auditors referred to in Article L. 511-38 are appointed by the body of these undertakings responsible for approving the accounts. They are appointed for six financial years. Their term o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors.

Article D511-9

In the case of branches in France of credit institutions that do not have their registered office in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the statutory auditors are appointed…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

Under penalty of being declared null and void, the attachment deed shall contain : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is carried out; 2° An inventory of the property seized, including…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-138

…nsforming the last conventional mortgage registered prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2006-346 du 23 mars 2006, into a rechargeable mortgage, according to the following scale:Tranches…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-44

The amount of taxes, duties and fees mentioned in Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is that entered in the administrative account…

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