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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…o benefit from income or products listed in the same I or from products and gains mentioned in 2 of II of article 125-0 A are subject to the levy provided for in I of article 125 A, at the rates set,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-13

…establishing the syndicat may make changes to the rules of administration laid down by the chapitre II du titre Ier du livre II de la cinquième partie.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-2

…and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3451-3

The provisions laid down for communes by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II of Part Two are applicable to the départements of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-9

When the claims of the High Council, other than the contribution mentioned in II of Article L. 821-5 and the contributions mentioned in I and II of Article L. 821-6-1, have not been recovered amicably…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care.

Article L3223-1

…sion provided for in article L. 3222-5 : 1° Is informed, under the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, of any decision to admit a person to psychiatric care, of any re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-92

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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

Article L621-14

I. - In the event of the breaches referred to in II of Article L. 621-15, the AMF Board may publish a statement specifying the identity of the natural person or legal entity in question and the nature…

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

Article L621-13-6

…t, in a unit referred to inArticle L. 229-7 of the Environment Code or in the assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1. II-The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the representative…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

…istics mentioned in a and b of I of Article R. 351-22, taking into account the factors mentioned in II of Article R. 351-22. The list and classification criteria for own funds classified as Tier 1 are…

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