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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L753-14

…August 2015 II.-For the application of I: 1° In Article L. 322-2, the references to Articles L. 312-18, L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 are deleted; 2° In Article L. 322-6, the reference to Article L. 312-18…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…nisations representing consumers. Three representatives of the ministers responsible for culture, industry and consumer affairs participate in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity. Within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…of 5 November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 relative aux sociétés d'économie mixte locales, provided they do not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-278

…ating to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-53

…ionale de l'informatique et des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-9

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° A l'article L. 621-15, les références aux 14° et 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-9

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° A l'article L. 621-15, les références aux 14° et 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-8

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° A l'article L. 621-15, les références aux 14° et 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2017 and 1 January 2018;c) No later than 22 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years endi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 quater

As from 1 January 2014 (1), the costs of reconstituting title deeds to buildings or property rights incurred in the twenty-four months preceding a gift inter vivos to enable the donor's right of owner…

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