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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-7

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 Decemb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-7

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 Decemb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

The minimum required solvency margin for undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 and authorised to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-19

…online public communication service requests removal from the list referred to in I of Article L. 331-25 shall be sent to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

I. - For the purposes of I bis of Article L. 533-13, professional clients wishing to benefit from the guarantees provided for therein shall inform the investment services provider either electronicall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-19

…obtained by the candidate in all the tests he or she has taken, if this is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.For the written tests, candidates may use codes and compendia of laws and decrees conta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-15

…t of the personal data and information recorded in the automated processing mentioned in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 :1° Officials…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-19

The results of the elections are published on the websites of the Council concerned and of the National Council, as well as in the first bulletin of the National Order published after the elections.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity, are taxed after application of a deduction of 10% for each year in which they are held in respect of the financial year in which the capital gain…

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