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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-14

The consumer credit agreements provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Book III may not, even with the consumer's agreement, begin to be performed during the first seven days, except in the case of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-14

For contracts concluded by electronic means, the trader shall remind the consumer, before he places his order, in a legible and comprehensible manner, of the information concerning the essential chara…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 221-17 relating to the ban on masked numbers in telephone canvassing is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,0…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Explanations provided to the borrower

Article L312-14

The creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower with explanations enabling him to determine whether the proposed credit agreement is suited to his needs and financial situation, in part…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 B

Items of income covered by this I that have been waived or relinquished by the lessor to the lessee company between 15 April 2020 and 31 December 2021 under the conditions and within the limits mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 A

…mentioned in article 239 nonies in respect of the fraction of income mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the fraction relating to rental inco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

Distributions of profits made by companies that have entered into an agreement with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 195…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 146 quater

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the deve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article L121-14

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons thus is managed by a Director General appointed by decree, on the joint proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minis…

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