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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-15

…cordance with the forms provided for by the Code of Civil Procedure. The provisions of article 1873-12 then apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…sion to organic farming or aid for maintaining organic farming, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural developm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

…eedom of establishment in another Member State of the European Union, shall notify the Autorité des marchés financiers of its plans in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree of the Conseil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martiniq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose special conditions on, restrict or suspend the testing, manufacture, preparation, import, use, export, wholesale dist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-57

Under the conditions specified by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, each external valuer is appointed by the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund managem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

…the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average number of employees. Ea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

…f pre-marketing, the portfolio management company shall send an informal letter to the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the procedures set out in the general regulations of the Autor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-2

…or assets over which the creditor has a general lien as defined by the provisions of article L. 526-12 of the French Commercial Code.

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