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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

…1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227-16, L. 227-18, L. 228-23, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAVs. SICAVs may not include inalienability claus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-32

…1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227-16, L. 227-18, L. 228-23, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAVs. SICAVs may not include inalienability claus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Limitation periods in matters of medical liability

Article L1142-28

…for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections) pursuant to II of article L. 1142-1 and Articles L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1 and L. 3131-4 shall be barred afte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-4

The authority competent to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-6

…e replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same effect; 2° In article L. 314-6, the words: "75,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "8,950,000 CFP francs"; 3° For the applic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-8

For the application of article L. 351-7 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In article L. 314-6, the words: "75,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "8,950,000 CFP francs"; 2° In article L. 314-14,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

…cle 36 of Law no. 82-1169 of 31 December 1982 relating to the administrative organisation of Paris, Marseille, Lyon and the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are applicable to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-1

…ntiel et de résolution also has the power to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a Eu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

…in the event of a manifestly insufficient offer established by the judge pursuant to article L. 211-14.The 50% surcharge on fixed-rate fines and fines for the composition of offences, set up for the b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special schemes for trade and industry

Article 699

…e deed expressly states that it is made under the benefit of the provisions of decree no. 54-944 of 14 September 1954.In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 143-1, L. 143-8 and L. 143-13 of…

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