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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…ons provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-3 Order no. 2021-1310 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-2

…2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-2 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-4 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-4-1 law no. 2015-991 of 7 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156

…rect holdings in the companies referred to in 2° of the I of article L. 214-115 may represent up to 100% of the assets of a société civile de placement immobilier, if the following three conditions ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-36

…e packaging in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles R. 5121-138-1 to R. 5121-138-4; 10° It shall report to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…are issued with a residence permit on the basis of articles L. 421-34, L. 422-1 to L. 422-6, L. 422-10 to L. 422-12, L. 422-14, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 426-7, L. 426-22 and L. 426…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-6

…of the I of article 373-2-2, order the parent to pay a civil fine of an amount that may not exceed €10,000.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-46

…re that the rights and duties of staff are respected and that the internal regulations are applied; 10° He may, under the conditions he determines, delegate his signature to one or more of his deputie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-4

…the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé pursuant to article L. 1221-10-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-30

…as these applications are subject to the prohibitions laid down by the articles L. 623-9 and L. 623-10.Such exploitation automatically incurs the liability defined in this article for its authors.

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