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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-5n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…533-22-4 Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 532-23 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-24-1-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…533-22-4 Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 532-23 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-24-1-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 De…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Coordination between the treatment of over-indebtedness and the procedure for establishing that a lease has been terminated

Article L714-1

…llowed for payment of the rental debt granted by a decision of the judge seised pursuant to Article 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

…es levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement public foncier et d'aménagement de la Guyane and t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-10

The Agency's Board of Directors comprises twenty-three members appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Tourism:1° Seven representatives of holiday voucher b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 bis

If a company that has opted for the regime defined in the second paragraph of 1° bis of 1 of Article 39 is absorbed by a company that has not exercised this option, the paid holiday pay corresponding…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-1

I. - The Competition Authority is an independent administrative authority. It ensures that competition operates freely. It contributes to the competitive operation of markets at European and internati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and organisation

Article D821-11

The Bureau of the National Consumer Council comprises, for each college, seven full members and an equal number of alternate members. The national consumer protection associations, benefiting from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-1

I. - Any failure, in the context of a regulated activity, to comply with the provisions adopted in application of article L. 5132-8 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000:1°…

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