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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…prejudice to 5° ; 5° Raw petfood as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…le L. 440-2 ;4° Central securities depositories authorised or recognised pursuant to Articles 16 or 25 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…e certificate. Karate Order of 30 June 1971 State certificate for judo, karate and aikido teachers (main option: karate). Brevet d'Etat du deuxième degré. Swimming Order of 28 March 1969 Order of 6 Ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…that non-financial entity ; 2° Positions held by or on behalf of a financial entity belonging to a mainly commercial group and acting on behalf of a non-financial entity belonging to the mainly comme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
SCHEDULE 5-3 (Annex to Article A. 526-6)

Article Annexe

…>Sign (if any) Brand name (if applicable): > APE/ NAF code (A) APE/ NAF (A) code : Address of the main establishment or residential premises where the business is based: Postal code Postcode: I _ I…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

The training referred to in Article L. 314-25 allows, as a minimum, to acquire under the pre-established programme mentioned in article L. 6353-1 of the Labour Code: 1° The knowledge required for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

…and probation service, in the event of sentencing to an unsuspended prison sentence for which the remaining detention to be served is less than or equal to one year in accordance with the provisions o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…ble from taxable income for financial years ending on or after 1 January 1997 and until 31 December 2023, with a view to meeting the following expenses:a) Acquisition of equipment, furniture, land, bu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…calculated in respect of expenditure incurred by the companies referred to in III until 31 December 2023.VIII.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-1

…cate, insofar as it concerns a service that they provide, information relating in particular to the main characteristics of each service provided, prices and pricing conditions, renewal and terminatio…

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