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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-2

On the occasion of the sale of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances, discounts, rebates, the differentiation of general and special conditions of sale within the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-3-1

The Minister for the Economy may, after obtaining the opinion of the Consultative Committee for Financial Legislation and Regulation and at the request of one or more representative organisations of f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L511-4

Category A Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control officials, specially authorised for this purpose by the Minister of Justice, on the proposal of the Minister for the Economy, may receive let…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-21

Each year, the insurer calculates the amount of the theoretical mathematical reserve that would be required to ensure the payment of immediate and deferred life annuities on the basis of the service v…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article L522-1

In addition to the obligations imposed on him or her pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 and L. 521-3 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2359 of 21 September 2017, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-1

Undertakings authorised in France and subject to State supervision pursuant to article L. 310-1, with the exception of those authorised for the operations referred to in 3° of the same article, as wel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-14

Companies whose annual accounts are certified by a statutory auditor provide information on the payment terms of their suppliers and customers in accordance with procedures defined by decree. This inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-8

I.-For food products and products intended for pet food for which the general terms and conditions of sale are subject to I of article L. 441-1-1, a written agreement concluded between the supplier an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-12

Parrogation au I de l'article L. 441-10, le délai convenu entre les parties pour le paiement des achats effectués en franchise de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, en application de l'article 275 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-15

I.-Any professional operating in an economic sector mentioned in III may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with…

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