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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…within a period of twelve months to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…e his powers to a member of the management team in application of 5° of II of article 25 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants if he considers that he i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

…oefficient of 78.29%. III. - For the application of article L. 3334-6 to the Lyon metropolis: 1° In 2015, for the calculation of the tax potential of the Lyon metropolis: The departmental property tax…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…s of Article L. 561-2.This control is carried out under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1077

The claim may be based on only one of the cases provided for in the third to sixth paragraphs of Article 229 of the Civil Code. Any claim made in the alternative in any other case is inadmissible. Exc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article R352-29

…t of which is set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

…ents, the registration number of the employer in the national register mentioned in article R. 123-220 of the same code; 3° If applicable, the title of the branch collective agreement applicable to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-28

…e and place. Use may be made of a qualified electronic signature meeting the requirements of decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 relating to electronic signatures.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…icles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 setting safety requirements for bicycles; 2° Electrically assisted bic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

I. - The prohibitions defined in article L. 511-5 do not prevent a company, whatever its nature, from : 1. In the course of its business, grant its contractors payment deadlines or advances; 2. Enter…

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