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

Article R214-110

…38 under the conditions defined in that same article and under the following additional conditions: 1° The guarantees granted by the undertaking relate to the financial instruments referred to in 4° t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

1. Companies operating an online press service, recognised pursuant to Article 1 of Act no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, developing professional information or prom…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-4

The technical provisions referred to in 1° of Article R. 343-1, corresponding to the operations referred to in Articles L. 143-1 of this Code, L. 222-3 of the Mutual Code or L. 932-40 of the Social Se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-8

In the overseas departments, the State representative in the department exercises the powers conferred on the prefect of the defence zone by I of article L. 1424-36-1. The provisions of II and III of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-28

…rticle R. 4211-24 is deducted from the quantity for which they pay a contribution in application of 1° of article L. 541-10-1 of the Environment Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Service obligations.

Article R6152-608

Attached practitioners maintain and improve their knowledge. Their continuing professional development is organised by the plan mentioned in 8° of article R. 6144-1 and within the framework of the ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-1

Online services enabling victims, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3-1, to lodge complaints by electronic means, hereinafter referred to as "online complaints", with the criminal invest…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Documents relating to the purpose and conditions of the stay

Article R313-1

…rip, foreign nationals whose stay is not of a family or private nature shall present as appropriate:1° For a tourist stay, any document likely to establish the purpose and conditions of this stay, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-2

Obstructing the performance of the duties of the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 or the local authority agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1 is punishable by six months' imprison…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-4

In article R. 711-13: a) The second paragraph reads as follows: "The chairman and the two vice-chairmen represent each of the three colleges provided for in Article L. 917-1-1. "; b) The third paragra…

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