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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352

…Decree no. 2001-908 of 3 October 2001 implementing the second paragraph of Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) no. 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code or the addit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-34

…ay comprise different classes of units or shares under the conditions laid down respectively by the regulations of the real estate investment fund or the articles of association of the société de plac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…echnical specifications and minimum procedures provided for in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 laying down the technical specifications and minimum p…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R524-4

A creditor who obtains a writ of execution recording the existence of his claim shall serve on the debtor a conversion deed containing, on pain of nullity : 1° A reference to the writ of attachment; 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-9

…mber State of the European Community has moved, contrary to Article 7 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the public prosecutor of the judicial court within w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis I

I. - Natural or legal persons carrying on a commercial, industrial, craft, agricultural or liberal profession activity are authorised to revalue their non-depreciable fixed assets, including equity in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

I.-A trading venue is a regulated market within the meaning of Article L. 421-1, a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring compliance with trading platform rules and other obligations

Article L420-9

…ikely to disrupt orderly trading and any conduct potentially indicative of conduct prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-6

…firm that has not been exempted from the liquidity requirement in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is in one of the following situations: 1° The investment firm is exposed t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

…s and their accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, for the dete…

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