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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-5

…the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the practices in question, to 10% of average annual sales, calculated on the basis of the last three annual sales known on the dat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the practices in question, to 10% of average annual sales, calculated on the basis of the last three annual sales known on the dat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity, are taxed after application of a deduction of 10% for each year in which they are held in respect of the financial year in which the capital gain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

…of neuroscience. It also includes: 1° An analysis of the authorisations and approvals granted under 10° and 11° of article L. 1418-1 as well as the opinions of the Orientation Council; 2° An assessmen…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

…r communal meals; 9° A unit for storing linen and clothing and another for storing household items; 10° A washing machine; 11° books and other items required for study or vocational training; 12° chil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

…by a final judgment of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 or 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-4, L. 2339-11-1 to L. 2339-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

The invitation referred to in article R. 2131-10 shall include at least the following information: 1° The nature and quantity of the services required. In the case of renewable contracts, it shall ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-61

…te relating to the terms of redemption may participate in the meeting.A company that holds at least 10% of the capital of the debtor company may not vote at the meeting with the bonds it holds.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…the société centrale de crédit maritime mutuel are governed by article 19 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation. The regional caisses and the unions de crédit mariti…

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