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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-38

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Octobe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-6

…lting from the decree no. 2022-894 of 15 June 2022 D. 314-24 to D. 314-26 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016 D. 314-27 Resulting from the décret n° 2018-431 du 1er juin 2018 D. 314-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-3-1

The President of the Commercial Court hears, within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court, applications made pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

…are adopted by the High Commissioner within three years of the date of publication of l'ordonnance n° 2006-173 du 15 février 2006 portant actualisation et adaptation du droit applicable en matière de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D8121-12

The duties of member of the National Labour Inspection Council are not remunerated. Travel expenses are reimbursed in accordance with decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R4021-18

The travel expenses of the members of the bodies of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu are reimbursed under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 sett…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-72

During the pre-liquidation period, the fund : 1° May no longer arrange for new subscriptions of units other than those of its unitholders on the date of its entry into the pre-liquidation period in or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable to nationalisation operations

Article 248 B

…150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the securities received in exchange, the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies F

1. Any taxable person not established in the European Union who supplies services to a non-taxable person who is established in a Member State of the European Union, has his domicile or habitual resid…

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