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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-68

…ely for the application of Section VI of Chapter IV of Title I of Law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies and Section VI of Chapter IV of Title I of Decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Seizures notified to public accountants

Article R143-3

Subject to the provisions of article 6-1 of decree no. 93-977 of 31 July 1993 relating to seizures and assignments notified to public accountants and postal cheque centres or the Caisse Nationale d'Ép…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296 bis

…in article 281 sexies; c. (Repealed). d. (Repealed) (1). (1) Repealed with effect from 1st January 1993.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

…France employees and any other person holding customer accounts at the Banque de France on 6 August 1993; 7. Any other body or person expressly authorised by decision of the General Council to open an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The costs of injunctions to pay and European injunctions to pay proceedings before the Commercial Court.

Article 1425

Before the Commercial Court, the costs of the proceedings are advanced by the claimant and deposited with the clerk's office within fifteen days of the application at the latest, failing which the app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-8

Masters of ceremony, funeral advisers and similar staff and managers have a period of twelve months from the date of conclusion of their employment contract or, for public employees, from the date of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-23

…defined in article L. 2223-24; 2° Minimum conditions of professional competence of the manager and agents. In the case of an régie that does not have legal personality and financial autonomy, only th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-1

…adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, where the contract has a close link with the territory o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-12

…L. 132-11 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entities declared criminally liable under the conditions provided for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-2

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been committed as part of an organised gang, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-11 is increase…

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