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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-3

…atutory auditors or firms of statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of Article L. 822-1 or statutory auditors duly approved in another Member State of the European Union. Where a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…sion of a group on a consolidated basis or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that the branch established in France of a class 1a credit institution or inv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…sfer of exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

…rd of damages, a civil fine may be imposed, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-4

The person entitled to provide for the funeral of the deceased may obtain, on presentation of the funeral invoice, the debit from the deceased's payment accounts, within the limit of the credit balanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-8

Withdrawals made for the benefit of public accountants and revenue managers for the payment of local products, miscellaneous products and fines for which they are responsible do not incur any costs fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-5

Customers who are natural persons and not acting for professional purposes are informed free of charge, by means of their monthly account statement, of the amount and name of any bank charges relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-3

…t are capped, per month and per transaction, for natural persons not acting for professional purposes. Among these individuals, specific ceilings apply to those who subscribe to the offer mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-6

The management of a deposit account for natural persons acting for professional purposes is governed by a written agreement on paper or on another durable medium, between the customer and his credit i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-2

…order of the Minister for the Economy, after consulting the Advisory Committee set up under article L. 614-1, is prohibited.These provisions also apply to the payment services mentioned in II of Artic…

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