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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L784-13

…2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3Law no. 2013-672 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3law no. 2013-672 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3Law no. 2013-672 o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 884

…ies are:-a lawyer;-a bailiff;-a member of their family;-as stated in article 83 of law no. 90-85 of 23 January 1990, their cohabiting partner or the person with whom they have entered into a civil sol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions specific to Book VI

Article R966-1

The provisions of articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-4in its version resulting from the decree no. 2016-1851 of 23 December 2016 relating to the appointment of bailiffs and auctioneers in certain procedures…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 7

The rules governing taxation, the basis of assessment and the settlement of tax, as well as those concerning the filing of returns, provided for by the present code with regard to income tax for marri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1748

The procedure of prior formal notice instituted by the last three paragraphs of article 52 of the law of 22 March 1924 is not applicable to correctional proceedings provided for by the laws in force,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article D122-2

The rules governing the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-3

Before 15 March, the president of the general council and, where applicable, the presidents of the cooperation bodies, send the prefect a copy of the notification they have sent to the municipal counc…

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