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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-45

The Autorité des marchés financiers may, at the request of the European Securities and Markets Authority:1° Prohibit the marketing, in the European Union, of units or shares of AIFs managed by manager…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article :1° Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from shares of any kind and founders' shares in financial, industrial, commercial, civil…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for investment in leisure property.

Article L421-3

Articles 199 decies E, 199 decies EA and 199 decies G of the French General Tax Code set out the rules applicable to tax reductions granted for the acquisition and, where applicable, the renovation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Chairman.

Article R1222-9

The Chairman informs the institution's Board of Directors at its next meeting of : 1° Decisions taken in application of article L. 1222-3 ; 2° Appointments made in application of article L. 1222-6 ; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Chairman.

Article R1222-8

…general direction of the institution's policy. It prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemented. It takes decisions relating to the regional blood transfusion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training

Article R4623-31-3

…in article L. 4623-10, the framework for checking the knowledge acquired during the training course and the assessment of the professional practice placement are specified by an order of the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-40

…g the opinion of the Board sitting in plenary session. These rules specify in particular the powers and operating rules of the specialised committees, as well as the rules for submitting, amending and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-37

The deliberations of the plenary meeting and the specialised committees are not public. The plenary session is valid only if half of the members of the statutory colleges convened according to the age…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-39

The Chairman, the full or alternate members of the Board of Governors' plenary session and specialised committees and the persons summoned pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 6156-36 do not recei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-36

The Chairman of the Board of Governors or of a specialised committee shall summon any person whom he deems likely to enlighten the discussions, either on his own initiative or at the request of a memb…

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