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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…roite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 312-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 31…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…for in the third paragraph of Article L. 332-11-2 of the same code, as it read prior to the loi n° 2014-1655 du 29 décembre 2014 de finances rectificative pour 2014, specifying the conditions under w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…and interregional cooperation and with a concern for balanced territorial development. On 1 January 2015, public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that form, on th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…31-1 of the same code; 5° A social rental loan is defined as a regulated loan granted after 8 March 2001 to finance social rental housing, the construction, acquisition or improvement of which is not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-12

…approval of the supervisory authority of the related undertaking in accordance with Article R. 351-20, may only be included in the calculation insofar as they have been duly approved by that authorit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

…er the same conditions, they may enjoin any trader to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-1

…aining, studies, research and assessments related to its missions, or participates in such actions; 20° Participates, within the framework of its missions, in international and European actions and bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…h-class offences for an economic operator within the meaning of 13) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 to exhibit, offer for sale, sell, import, hire out, make available or transfer for any pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-4

…to in Article L. 6111-2 and, where applicable, one of the contracts referred to in Article R. 6111-20; g) An attestation from the applicant and its insurer that they are aware of the information obli…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…graph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the dig…

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