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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title I: Public offerings

Article D411-2-1

I.-The total amount of the public offer referred to in 1° of Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code in France and the rest of the European Union is less than 8,000,000 euros or the equi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-33

…utor, the liberty and custody judge or the examining magistrate shall be in writing and reasoned by reference to the factual and legal elements justifying that these operations are necessary. It does…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3

…th the procedures set out in the articles 135, 137-3, first paragraph and 464-1 and is motivated by reference to the provisions of 1° to 6° of article 144. It is enforceable provisionally. When the ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-3-1

…xcess and discount coefficients corresponding to a deferred or early liquidation in relation to the reference age; 5° The main technical and financial details of the agreement, in particular those ena…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-20

…ities of 100,000 inhabitants or more or member of special delegations who acts as deputy are set by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the civil service…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-21

…e in the executing State under the conditions laid down in Article 694-20; 6° Where applicable, the references of a previous European investigation order supplemented by the new order; 7° Where applic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article L761-5

…e premises of producers and producer groups for products that come from holdings located within the reference perimeter.No later than 31 December 2012, an assessment of the organisation of markets of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-32

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 312-85, the lender or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, in a clear and legible manner, with information concerning: 1° The identity an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1467

…Article 1382, which the taxpayer has used for the purposes of his professional activity during the reference period defined in Articles 1467 A and 1478, with the exception of those that have been des…

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