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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

…ticle 79 ter, Articles 81 and 83 and Articles 87 and 89 of amended Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

…abitants; 4° The public housing offices whose total current revenue shown in their accounts for the 2014 financial year is more than 20 million euros; 5° Other local public establishments whose total…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-74

…those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companies covered by I of Article 7 of Order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 on the governance and capital transactions of companies with public share…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-106

…were registered on the list of social and solidarity economy companies mentioned inArticle 6 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy on 31 May preceding the date on which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-4

…rules of procedure, use the forms of remote collegiate deliberation provided for by ordonnance no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014 relating to remote deliberation by collegiate administrative bodies. Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-88

…e credit institutions and may, notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, carry out all banking transactions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-4

…in electronic form. A qualified electronic signature meeting the requirements of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures shall be used.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19-1

The twentieth paragraph of article L. 2313-1 is applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D762-13

…ecreeD. 452-1, D. 452-2 with the exception of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D763-13

…ecreeD. 452-1, D. 452-2 with the exception of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II.…

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