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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102

I. - Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière may grant, over its assets, the guarante…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-7

I.-This section applies to the services mentioned in 1° and 2° of the I ofarticle L. 211-1 and inarticle L. 211-4. However, it does not apply to the following operations unless they form part of a tou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-8

I. - Subject to the provisions of II, it is a criminal offence for anyone to oppose, in any way whatsoever, the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents referred to in II of Article L. 450-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-6

I.-The composition pénale provided for in article 41-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is applicable to legal entities that admit having committed one or more of the offences provided for in title I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person: 1° To use the title of statutory auditor or any titles tending to create a similarity or confusion with it, witho…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article D412-7-1

I.-The indication provided for in Article L. 412-7 is one of the following:-" For optimal tasting, " before the indication of the date of minimum durability under the conditions laid down in 1 of Anne…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 683

I. - Civil and judicial deeds transferring ownership or usufruct of immovable property for valuable consideration are subject to land registration tax or registration duty at the rate provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 966

I.-For the application of article 965, the management by a company or organisation of its own property assets is not considered to be an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Undeclared periods of activity

Article L5426-1-1

I.-Periods of employment lasting more than three days, consecutive or otherwise, during the same calendar month, which are not declared by the jobseeker to Pôle emploi by the end of that month, are no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-20

The administrative registration number by which the beneficiary of the authorisations mentioned in I of Article 15-4 is identified in the procedural documents that it draws up or in which it is cited…

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