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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervisory Board

Article R6147-102

…blic de Santé Territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is made up of the following fifteen members: 1° Representatives of local and regional authorities: a) The mayors of Miquelon-Langlade and Saint-P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-3

…considers that the physical or mental health or education of children is compromised or threatened: 1° The State representative in the département or the chairman of the département council may issue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10

…gence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer, where applicable his beneficial owner, or the beneficiary of a life insurance or ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-8

…65-1, the appraised value of the company is determined in accordance with the following procedures: 1° When the investment instruments of a company savings plan include the possibility of investing in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L773-31

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the vers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-31

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 E

For the application of 1 of I of article 1636 B sexies to communes located on the territory of the Greater Paris metropolis that were members on 1 January 2015 of a public establishment for inter-comm…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-14

The Office's budget includes : 1° Revenue as defined in article L. 133-7; 2° Expenditure, in particular:administrative and operating costs; - promotion, advertising and reception costs-promotion, adve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-6

…idity, size and nature of the market and the characteristics of the financial instrument concerned: 1° They carry out this market making continuously during a specified proportion of the trading hours…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-5-1

In each health territory, the regional health agency organises a response system for psychiatric emergencies in conjunction with the emergency medical services, the departmental and territorial fire a…

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