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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Guarantor guarantee

Article D752-12

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316…

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

Article L822-11

…L. 233-3, the services mentioned in e of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014.II.-.The statutory auditor and the members of the network to which it belongs are proh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

…office of six financial years, provided that the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014 are met.II. - The term of office provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G

…heir own tax authority may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties, up to a maximum of 15% or 30%, building…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13, L. 175-14 (first, second, fourth and fifth paragraphs), L. 175-15, L. 175-16 (second and third paragraphs), L. 175-19, L. 175-22 (first paragraph), L. 176-3 and L. 176-4 (sec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

…for the resident permit provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-5, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7, L. 426-2, L. 4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-26

…or definitively halt the operations of the régie. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2221-16 and R. 2221-17 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

…choice of attending physician, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-16, is made before this release or before the end of the period of secure detention. For the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration

Article R6223-7

…registered. The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code.

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