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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-59

…of article L. 711-1, a president of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry with fewer than 10,000 nationals, a president of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry with between 10,000…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

…icles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

Article R4311-89

…e :1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll is less than or equal to 10,000, six full members and six alternate members, allocated as follows:a) One full member and one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-89

…ons for veterinary surgeons;5° The authorisation granted to the Institut Pasteur by article L. 5124-10 ; 6° The authorisation granted by article L. 5143-2 to those in charge of pharmacy at French vete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

…tract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expressed in units of account made up of transferable securities or assets offering sufficien…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

…lating to the Mutual Code and transposing Council Directives 92/49/EEC and 92/96/EEC of 18 June and 10 November 1992, for their collective operations referred to in article L. 222-1 of the Mutual Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Provisions relating to relations with the authorities of non-EU Member States in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-62

…in at least two Member States or branches referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 511-10 or in Article L. 532-48 located in at least two Member States and considered by the latter to be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379 bis

…f the administration responsible for recovery.3. Depending on the nature of the claim, registration may only be required from the date on which a writ of execution is issued.4. Publication is compulso…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…th the general conditions of allocation determined by the Board of Directors, and authorising them; 10° Draw up agreements with the agency's partners relating to personal assistance; 11° After consult…

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