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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-1

…status of its shareholders or, in the case of the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-1, the mutual insurers and associations referred to in Article L. 211-8-1 of the Mutual Code and the provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…ctober 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 211-4Or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…ctober 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 211-4Or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant varieties

Article R623-59

I.-Species, other than those listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights, for which farmers have the right, pursuant to Article L. 623-24-1, to use o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-19

The profession of medical regulation assistant may be exercised by persons holding a medical regulation assistant diploma, under conditions defined by regulation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1960

1. In matters of direct taxes and assimilated taxes, rebates of any kind, costs reimbursed to the taxpayer and expert appraisal costs charged to the administration are borne either by the Treasury, in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1601

…t from this tax. The benefit of this exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…edade en commandita por acçoes;sociedade por quotas;23° For Romania:societate pe acţiuni ;societate eu răspundere limitată ;societate în comandita pe acţiuni ;24°For the United Kingdom:the public comp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

Where the law governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a M…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-5

The consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded by the provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protecti…

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