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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-21

…s period, this shall be deemed to be a favourable opinion. The provisions of III of article R. 2324-18 and, except in the case of a request made by the municipality in which the facility is located, o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of movable property by public auction

Article A321-35

…ble to persons admitted to follow the second year of the traineeship provided for in article R. 321-18 (5°).

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-1

…sport services, under the conditions provided for in articles 19 quinquies to 19 sexdecies A of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, provided that such participation is j…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-1

For the application of Article L. 561-15-1, the persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 shall transmit to the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 the information relating to the trans…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

In the event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the bas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-13

The end-of-probation interview provided for in Article R. 742-15-1 takes place no later than three months after the end date of the probationary period.The date and place of the interview are set by t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 G

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt fr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-33

…u paragraphe 1 de l'article 15, du paragraphe 1 de l'article 17, des paragraphes 1 à 4 de l'article 18, de l'article 19, des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l'article 20, Article 23(1) to (4), Article 24(1) and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-9

…stration, receipt and safekeeping of the application 10.04 € 17 Opposition to payment order 10.04 € 18 Acts relating to the judgment Enrolment, holding of hearings, formatting, notice to parties in co…

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