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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-75

Before proposing to the borrower to renew the contract, the lender shall consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. In article L. 1211-8, the words: "L. 1211-2 to L. 1211-6" are replaced by the words:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Public sales of furniture

Article 876

Sworn merchandise brokers who conduct public sales of wholesale merchandise or pledged items, under the conditions provided for by articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-16 of the Commercial Code and by the seco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R773-43

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 571-2n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 571-3No. 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R774-43

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 571-2n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 571-3No. 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-18

When the profit-sharing agreement has been set up after employees likely to benefit from it have left the company, or when the calculation and distribution of the special profit-sharing reserve takes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-28

…fraction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'année précéden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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