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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-12

For housing owned by the municipality, the mayor of the municipality provides the borough mayors or the municipal commission with the information mentioned in articles R. 2511-8, R. 2511-9 and R. 2511…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-74

The President of the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes or, where controls are implemented by the High Council pursuant to Article L. 821-9, the Director General of the High Council shal…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Actions in the workplace.

Article R4624-5

The occupational health physician or, in inter-company occupational health and prevention services, the multidisciplinary team has access to all non-nominative documents made compulsory by this part.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-5

I.-The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall send a formal notice, by any means capable of establishing the date of receipt, to the following operators: 1° Operators and natural or leg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

Any breach of the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-50

A transfer of ownership of equity securities mentioned in Chapter II of Title I of Book II of the Monetary and Financial Code or of other ownership securities, as well as of the assets, rights or obli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXI: Annual deduction from the proceeds of additional premiums or contributions relating to cover against the risk of natural disasters as provided for in article L. 125-2 of the Insurance Code

Article 235 ter ZE

I.-An annual levy is introduced on the proceeds of the additional premiums or contributions provided for in Article L. 125-2 of the Insurance Code relating to cover against the risk of natural disaste…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-77

For the buildings mentioned in II of article R. 421-75 located within the perimeter of the mining disaster, when it is not possible to restore the building on the same plot of land and that, as a resu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-21

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title II are applicable to the reorganisation plan. During the observation period, the business is continued by the debtor, who exercises the prerogatives devolved to…

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