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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-31

The extension period referred to in the fourth paragraph of L. 352-7 shall be determined taking into account all the relevant factors specified in Article 289 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) N…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-2

…art of the checks provided for in Article L. 511-14 for samples falling within the scope of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 mentioned in this Article R. 512-9-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-34

…are purchased within three months of expiry of the objection period provided for in article R. 223-35. This purchase entails the cancellation of the shares.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

…ale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure is ordered pursu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5-1

…rnalist covers all the media of the press title as defined in the first paragraph of article L. 132-35 of the Intellectual Property Code, unless otherwise stipulated in the employment contract or in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-37

Within one month of notification of the formal notice referred to in article R. 1612-35, the local authority or public establishment concerned shall open the necessary appropriations. The correspondin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-40

…ns of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-30 and L. 1251-35-1, and of the stipulations of the agreements or branch agreements concluded pursuant to Articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cooperation with guarantee funds

Article L612-46

…L. 421-1 and L. 423-1 of the French Insurance Code, L. 431-1 of the French Mutual Code and L. 931-35 of the French Social Security Code are consulted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de rés…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…accordance with articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40 or in accordance with articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, whether or not these receivables are professional in nature. In this case, the information appea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

…iary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid pursuant to th…

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