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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

I. - The person canvassed has a period of fourteen completed calendar days in which to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to justify his decision or incur any penalties. The period durin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 266

1. The taxable amount is made up of:a. For supplies of goods, services and intra-Community acquisitions, by all sums, values, goods or services received or to be received by the supplier or service pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

I.-The taxpayer may deduct from the tax on real estate wealth, up to a limit of €50,000, 75% of the amount of cash donations and full ownership donations of company securities admitted to trading on a…

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

Article R441-7-4

I. - Where, for an insurance undertaking which does not belong to a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, the commitments constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter repr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the word…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-7

I.-The contract concluded between a supplier and a distributor relating to the design and production of food products in a manner that meets the specific needs of the purchaser and sold under a distri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

I.-The AMF establishes and applies limits on the size of a net position that a person may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

1. For the purposes of this Code, all goods the import or export of which is prohibited on any grounds whatsoever, or subject to restrictions, quality or packaging rules or special formalities, are de…

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