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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…ale and reimbursement of holiday vouchers under the conditions set out in III of article R. 411-16; 12° To enter into any deed, contract, agreement, convention or contract on behalf of the agency, or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…511-41-1 C, L. 511-41-2, L. 511-41-3, L. 533-2, L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3, L. 533-4-1, L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-4…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R212-1

…o be unfair, within the meaning of the provisions of the first and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 212-1 and therefore prohibited, clauses which have the object or effect of : 1° To record the consume…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-4

…dditional obligations; 9° Early repayment; 10° Variable features; 11° Other rights of the borrower; 12° Complaints; 13° Consequences for the borrower of non-compliance with its commitments; 14° Where…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465 B

…ion ne sont pas prises en compte à la condition qu'il n'existe pas de lien de dépendance au sens du 12 de l'article 39 entre la société en cause et ces dernières sociétés ou ces fonds.The initial inve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-4

…icated Nordic sites for marked cross-country skiing and snow recreation other than downhill skiing; 12° Gifts and bequests in cash except those referred to in 6° of Article L. 2331-8 ; 13° Subsidies a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

…portant statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française,". III.-For the application of Article L. 2113-12, the words: "the first paragraph of Article L. 2113-19," are deleted. IV.-For the application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-6

…rgy produced by the production facilities benefits from the support provided for in Articles L. 311-12, L. 314-1, L. 314-18, L. 446-2, L. 446-5, L. 446-14 or L. 446-15 of the Energy Code. In the latte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-318

In application of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-52, the following authorities, administrations, legal entities and professions have access to all the information contained in the National Regi…

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