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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

For the conduct of guided tours in French museums and historic monuments, natural or legal persons carrying out the operations mentioned in I of article L. 211-1 , including on an ancillary basis, may…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

Any creditor in possession of a writ of execution recording a claim that is due and payable may, after service of a summons, arrange for the seizure and sale of tangible movable property belonging to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-14

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the operating procedures for this passbook account and in particular the conditions under which companies, establishments or organisations that receive deposits are aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-17

The prohibitions of article L. 112-2 do not apply to the remuneration of popular savings deposits when they meet the stability conditions, which are set at six calendar months.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-13

The popular savings passbook account is designed to help people on the lowest incomes to invest their savings under conditions that maintain their purchasing power.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-16

Only one passbook account may be opened per taxpayer and one for the taxpayer's spouse or partner in a civil solidarity pact.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-1

I. - For the purposes of this Title, the following are deemed to be: 1° Distance contract: any contract concluded between a trader and a consumer, under an organised distance sales or service-provisio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-1

The Livret A can be offered by any credit institution authorised to receive sight deposits from the public and which has entered into an agreement to this effect with the State.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the savings fund provided for in Article L. 221-7.

Article R221-11

Each year, remuneration for the guarantee granted by the State on deposits collected by credit institutions and centralised in whole or in part in the fund is deducted from the savings fund provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the savings fund provided for in Article L. 221-7.

Article R221-10

The annual expenses of the savings fund provided for inArticle L. 221-7 include :1° The amount of interest and any additional remuneration due to depositors, in proportion to the share of deposits act…

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