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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-20

The period mentioned in article L. 312-19 short from the day of acceptance of the credit agreement offer including the information provided for in article L. 312-28.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-13

In article L. 145-13, the words: "subject to the provisions of the law of 28 May 1943 on the application to foreigners of the laws relating to leases for rent and farm leases" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-1

A member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, assumes that he or she is a ground for disqualificati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4

Failure by the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, whose registered office is located on French territory, to register…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…supervisor and the annual quantitative statements referred to in II of Article L. 356-21 in accordance with the following timetable:a) No later than 26 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-8

…cles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 Apri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-8

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-2

…Resulting 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…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-29

…h decision to authorise the creation, transformation or extension of a social establishment or service, or a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-31

Nomination papers that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-28 to L. 1441-30 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the administrative…

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