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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-40

The articles R. 642-1 to R. 642-21, excluding the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-2

…sulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2019-740 du 17 juillet 2019 L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

…ng. Measurable permanent oedema requiring the wearing of compression stockings. Ochre dermatitis4 à 10 %Same, with recurrent ulcers and therapeutic constraints (anticoagulant treatment anticoagulant t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382 E

…erty tax on built properties that is theirs, abolish the exemption provided for in I or limit it to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90% of the taxable base.This deliberation may not be withdrawn or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-6

For the application of IV of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take into account, in the reasons for its decision on a consolidated basis, the opinions an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-18

The tests are marked from 0 to 20.Each mark is assigned the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test.Marks of less than 7/20, with the exception of that obtained in the optional language test,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-44

…s must have a formation fund of at least :-400,000 euros for the operations referred to in Articles 10 to 15, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 and for reinsurance operations;-240,000 for oper…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-18

In application of the fifth paragraph of l'article 720, the President of the Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal may be requested to do so by the offender or the Public Prosecutor, or may do s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-4

The decision to release an offender on parole may be made before the date on which the sentence served is at least equal to twice the sentence remaining to be served, provided that it specifies that t…

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