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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2, with the exception of c), n) and o) of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-12

…the general meeting shall give its decision within one month of the date of the request for approval. The contract of incorporation or the Articles of Association, as the case may be, may also make t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

The company agreement defined in article L. 2313-2 sets out the procedures for setting up the health, safety and working conditions committee(s) in application of articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Falsified medicinal products

Article L5421-13

…ering for sale, selling, importing and exporting falsified medicinal products as defined in article L. 5111-3 are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000. The above penalties are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…h the company registry; 2° During safeguard proceedings, in the situations provided for in articles L. 623-3 and L. 626-8 of the French Commercial Code; 3° During receivership proceedings, in the situ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 549-1 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-2Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 5…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

…y on which the goods are received shall not be counted as part of the period referred to in Article L. 221-18; 2° The time limit begins to run at the start of the first hour of the first day and ends…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-19-1

…tions and forms of appeal against the decisions of the official receiver taken pursuant to articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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