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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-15

The trader is automatically liable to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations arising from the distance contract, whether those obligations are performed by the trader who concluded…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

…ser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice and, where appropriate, in a functional programme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award criteria and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-15

I. - The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall be required, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, to report to the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 the sums entered in their b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Subrogation of obligations

Article 248 C

The bonds of the caisse nationale de l'industrie and the caisse nationale des banques allocated to the holders of shares transferred to the State are automatically subrogated to these shares in all ca…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-15

The insurance is void if, at the time of the contract, the insured object has already perished or can no longer be exposed to the risks.The premiums paid must be returned to the insured, after deducti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-24

If the candidate fails the qualifying examination for the first time, he or she may continue his or her traineeship. The initial traineeship completion certificate remains valid. No person may sit the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

I. - The AIF or its management company shall report regularly to the Autorité des marchés financiers on the main markets on which it operates and the main instruments it trades.It shall provide inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-16

I. - Where the AIF or its management company delegates the valuation function to an external valuation expert, the AIF or its management company must be able to demonstrate to the Autorité des marchés…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-24

After the ethics interview provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 722-21, the judge has a period of eight days to amend, if necessary, his declaration of interests and to forward it in the…

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