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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies authorised to provide the services mentioned in 1, 2 or 3 of Article L. 321-1 may initiate or conclude transactions with eligibl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-24

Sums awarded to the victim pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 shall be paid by the guarantee fund within one month of notification of the commission's decision or approval of the statement of agreem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-22

The requirements of article R. 2224-14 must be met, in Mayotte, by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-2

Withdrawal from a mixed syndicate or, where the syndicate's statutes allow, withdrawal of one or more competences transferred to a mixed syndicate, is carried out under the conditions set out in artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-28

The decisions provided for in articles L. 623-4 and L. 623-14 as well as that resulting from the application of article L. 623-23 are also res judicata with regard to each of the members of the group…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-27

When the State representative refers a matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with article L. 1612-14, it shall attach to its referral, in addition to the administrative account and the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-21

After obtaining the opinion of the Consultative Commission referred to in I of Article L. 612-14, the AMF may draw up standard application files, including the list, format and procedures for transmit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 272

1. Value added tax which has been levied in connection with sales or services shall be imputed or refunded under the conditions provided for in Article 271 when these sales or services are subsequentl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable to nationalisation operations

Article 248 A

…resulting from the compensation provided for in articles 4,15,16 and 32 of the Nationalisation Act n° 82-155 of 11 February 1982 is not taken into account in determining taxable income for the financ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2429

The registration preserves the mortgage until the date set by the creditor in accordance with the following provisions. If the principal of the secured obligation is to be discharged on one or more sp…

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