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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-33

I. - Variable interest rates on loans taken out by local authorities, their groupings and the departmental fire and rescue services mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 1611-3-1 with credit institutions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article A310-1

The prior declaration of a liquidation sale, provided for in article L. 310-1, shall mention the identity or corporate name of the seller, the name, address and unique identification number of the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-23

The services listed under numbers 98 to 101 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 98 Act o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-3-1

I.-The persons mentioned in 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 shall appoint a permanent representative when one of the following conditions is met: 1° They have recourse on national territory to a number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-6

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets the composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4141-3-1 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-1

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-1 to L. 521-3-1 is the head of the national investigations department of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud C…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-4

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable by articles R. 452-3 and R. 452-3-1 are also liable to confiscation of the item that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the it…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1015-2

When the Cour de cassation invites a person to submit general observations on the points it determines pursuant to article L. 431-3-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the latter may make written…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-1

Online services enabling victims, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3-1, to lodge complaints by electronic means, hereinafter referred to as "online complaints", with the criminal invest…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-34

When the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1, which are authorised to conduct the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1, no longer hold sufficient eligible own funds to cover the…

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