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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…n 2° bis of A of the same article, issued by a securitisation vehicle referred to in Article L. 310-1-2;b) The bonds, units or shares referred to in 2°c of A of Article R. 332-2;c) The units or shares…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

A local investment fund : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights and in the int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-12

The provisions of this sub-section apply to any removal of organs, tissues or cells and any collection of products carried out with a view to their use or that of their derivatives for therapeutic pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-303

The number and qualifications of the medical and auxiliary medical staff and the number of care assistants working in the structures and care units mentioned in article D. 6124-301-1 are adapted to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Monitoring the state of health of mannequins in the workplace

Article R7123-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of section 2 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book VI of Part Four of this Code, the information and prevention visit or the pre-recruitmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-4

…thority when it is established, following an inspection carried out pursuant to 1° of Article L. 6361-2 : 1° Either that the services provided do not correspond to the actions mentioned in article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-12

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions laid down inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5441-8 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-163

If the file concerns a registration on a principal basis, the clerk of the court now having jurisdiction shall amend the entry provided for in 2° of article R. 123-237.If the file concerns a natural o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

I. - The persons referred to in 1°, a of 2°, 4°, 9° and 10° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 shall notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the appointment and reappointment of the…

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