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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Centre d'action sociale de la ville de Paris (R).

Article R2512-4

The City of Paris social action centre is subject to the provisions of article 28 of decree no. 69-83 of 27 January 1969 on public administration regulations relating to the organisation and remit of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-4

The application for the certificate provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5138-4 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by a person authorised…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-110

In the event that the revenue from fees calculated for the benefit of communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates pursuant to articles R. 2333-105 to R. 2333-108…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

I. - Every water bill includes an amount calculated on the basis of the volume actually consumed by the subscriber and may, in addition, include an amount calculated independently of this volume on th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between hoteliers and online reservation platforms

Article L311-5-4

This sub-section applies regardless of where the online reservation platform is established, provided that the rental is made to a hotel established in France. Contracts between hoteliers and online r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R211-48

By way of derogation from article 189 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsibl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of the contract and protection against breach.

Article L1226-9-1

The provisions of this sub-section apply in the event of quarantine within the meaning of 2° of I of article L. 3131-1 of the Public Health Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-A

I. - Credit institutions and finance companies are subject to an additional capital requirement over and above the requirements laid down respectively in part three of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

Where the financial assistance gives rise to the drawing up of an agreement with the beneficiary, and unless otherwise provided for in these general regulations, the terms of payment and, where applic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effect of winding-up proceedings of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a Member State of the European Union other than France

Article R326-4

In the event of the implementation of a reorganisation measure or the opening of winding-up proceedings in respect of an insurance undertaking whose head office is situated in a Member State of the Eu…

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