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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…er no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-1 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 621-9-2 Order 2021-1735…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-14

…article L. 212-17.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…from Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Articles L. 143-17 and L. 143-23 are applicable in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2019-1169 of 13 Novemb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

…I of Article L. 133-19, the payer shall bear, before the information provided for in Article L. 133-17, the losses relating to the use of the lost or stolen instrument up to a maximum of €50 in the ev…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…location of direct grants is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-2

…gement consultancy services, excluding arbitration and conciliation services, and related services; 17° Architectural services, engineering services and integrated engineering services, urban planning…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-13

…he judgment opening the safeguard or judicial recovery proceedings mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17.II.- Where they are not paid on the due date, these claims are paid by lien in accordance with th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article R315-2

The indemnity, if any, payable by the borrower, provided for in article L. 315-17, may not exceed an amount corresponding to the following terms and conditions: 1° Where the capital amount of the loan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

…ithout prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512-17, the references: "R. 512-18 to R. 512-24" are replaced by the references: "R. 512-18 to R. 512-21…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article L621-14-1

…II of the same Article L. 621-15, and with the professional obligations mentioned in Article L. 621-17, the AMF Board may, at the same time as it notifies the parties of the objections under the condi…

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