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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article D754-2

…column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 312-1-1No. 2018-1775 of 18 December 2018D. 312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 Decemb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D752-2

…column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 312-1-1no. 2018-1175 of 18 December 2018D. 312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 Decemb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…nd other personal sureties; 17° The creation of sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and particip…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 B ter

…ms mentioned in a of 1° of the same IV and increased by the amount:a) Of the sums mentioned in a of 18° and 18° bis of article 81 and the sums due to employees mentioned in l'article 163 bis AA, subje…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-22

…nd exchange rate hedging transactions, and to take the decisions referred to in III of Article L. 1618-2 and in a of article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of this same article, and to pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…s own tax system.In the event of a change of operator during the exemption period, the exemption is maintained for the remaining period and under the conditions laid down for the predecessor.For the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-1

…compensation allowance paid to the establishment is reduced by the amount of this levy. When, from 2005 onwards, the territory of a grouping of municipalities applying the provisions of article 1609…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

…fined in articles L. 1232-2 to L. 1232-14 and articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-11, L. 1234-14, L. 1234-18, L. 1234-19 and L. 1234-20.VI. - The employee may register and be supported as a job seeker follo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-27

…n of a credit agreement and the time when it becomes perfected, in particular under Articles L. 312-18 to L. 312-27 ; L. 312-50 to L. 312-54 and L. 312-62 ; b) During the performance of the credit agr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L143-0

…al Security Code. If the beneficiary of the contract leaves the company, his pension rights shall remain vested in him. Membership of a contract mentioned in this section may be subject to a minimum p…

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