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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

…ary and Financial Code, without prejudice to the provisions of 4° and 4° bis of I of article L. 233-9 of this code. The same applies to the voting rights that this person may acquire under the same co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-7

…e tokens in accordance with the procedures specified in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-1-1Decree no. 2017-279 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…legitimate reason and complies with an accepted market practice, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(9) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…I, with the exception of 6° of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…regulation below which they are not required to be in writing 4111. Unwritten public contracts (8) (9) Memorandum or invoice. (8) Any payment of an advance, or of a deposit, as well as any deduction o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

As an exception to article L. 481-9, a small or medium-sized enterprise is not jointly and severally liable to compensate the damage suffered by victims other than its direct or indirect contractors w…

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

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

…works contracts, without it being necessary to check whether the conditions set out in article R. 2194-7 are met. The provisions of article R. 2194-4 are applicable to the modification provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6

…es;d) Payments made in electronic money as part of the settlement of payments under Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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