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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

…n of a credit agreement and the time when it becomes perfected, in particular under Articles L. 312-18 to L. 312-27 ; L. 312-50 to L. 312-54 and L. 312-62 ; b) During the performance of the credit agr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…d before 1 January 1999;2. The construction of the dwellings must have been completed before 1 July 2001.For the application of the provisions of the eleventh to thirteenth paragraphs, taxpayers must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…f powers between the general meeting, the administrator and, where applicable, the select committee;18° The conditions for the amicable liquidation of the grouping and the appointment of one or more l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…cable, by irrevocable option, to loans denominated in a foreign currency granted, as from 1 January 2001, by companies other than credit institutions, finance companies and investment companies mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

The agency is responsible for ensuring, throughout the country and by court order:1° The management of all assets, whatever their nature, seized, confiscated or subject to a protective measure in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

In order to be recruited as a contract practitioner, the candidate must: 1° Meet the legal conditions for practising the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist in France and: a) Either mee…

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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

…L. 3334-2 and the sum of the populations of the Lyon metropolis and the Rhône department; 2° From 2018, the departmental product collected in respect of the business value added levy taken into accoun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 70

…emselves, after having if necessary benefited from an extension of jurisdiction pursuant to Article 18. The public prosecutor who issued the search warrant is informed as soon as the measure begins; t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7

…ood repute, competence and experience applicable to the persons referred to in II of Article L. 356-18;plans and coordinates, through regular meetings held at least once a year or by any other appropr…

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