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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-27

For the application of the sixth paragraph of article L. 612-24, the summons is sent to the person concerned in the manner provided for in article R. 612-9, at least eight days before the date of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-37

Notwithstanding articles 22, 24 and 26 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code, the company is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-2

…o offences of sexual assault or sexual offences provided for by articles 222-22 to 222-31-2 and 227-25 to 227-27-3 of the criminal code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-6

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-18 relating to compliance procedures is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-36

…icle L. 3121-27 or the working hours considered to be equivalent give rise to an increase in pay of 25% for each of the first eight hours of overtime. Subsequent hours are paid at a rate of 50%.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

…or demerger, the provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply where articles L. 236-15, L. 236-25 and L. 236-26 are applied or where the option provided for in article L. 236-27 is exercised.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-1

…ation the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.To this end, local authorities and their groupings may, where appropriate, enter i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

…HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced taxpayers and €…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1119

…ty. These provisions are applicable to the deeds of notoriety referred to in the Article 1 of Order no. 62-800 of 16 July 1962 facilitating the proof of civil status records drawn up in Algeria as wel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-45

…nts opened in its books, intended to receive funds deposited pursuant to articles L. 622-18, L. 626-25 et L. 641-8, as well as funds deposited pursuant to Article L. 663-1-1. Interest on bank accounts…

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