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Showing 21012110 of 58186 articles for Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-112-1

…ritorial collectivity of French Guiana: 1° The revenue of the departments provided for in titre III du livre III de la troisième partie; 2° Les recettes des départements d'outre-mer prévues au chapitr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…é de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess and monitor the systems, strategies and procedures implemented by credit institutions and finance companies to identify, measure and manage the r…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…L. 161-3 may be recovered by the competent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…within the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered securities that cannot be traded on a regulated mar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-1

…the nationality of either of his parents. However, he will be deemed never to have been French if, during his minority, the foreign nationality acquired or possessed by one of his parents comes to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…19/1020 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 Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/…

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

Article 1601-0 A

By way of derogation from a and b of article 1601, the corresponding duties payable by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code are cal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-1

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, that authority shall mention in the margin of that record, at the request of the spouses or of one of them, the record designating the law appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Cash vouchers.

Article D223-1-1

The amount referred to in article L. 223-1 is set at 100,000 euros.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international conventions and European Union law

Article L614-1

This section relates to the application of: 1° of the Convention signed in Munich on 5 October 1973, hereinafter referred to as the "Munich Convention"; 2° the Agreement on a Unified Patent Jurisdicti…

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