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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…of the institution concerned or in the automatic accounts grouped into circuits between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023;3° In the event of cumulative investment of sums in the automatic account a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…pplicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgation of Law no. 91-716 of 26 July 1991 containing various economic and financial provisions. Articles L. 113-14,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-12

…e adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-6 bis

…k invested with a delegation mandate in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 27 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers: 1° Must…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…f Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1784

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles 1727 and 1731, no late payment interest or surcharge is applicable where the advance payment determined in accordance with the rules laid down in article 169…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-8

…Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R783-8

…Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-54

…ision by which the juge-commissaire authorises the application of the provisions of articles L. 626-29 to L. 626-34 is a judicial administration measure.The decision by which the juge-commissaire auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-3

The electoral list for elections to the commercial courts is drawn up by a commission chaired by the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register. In the event of the creation of…

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