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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1994

The mandatary is liable for the person he has substituted in the management: 1° when he has not received the power to substitute anyone; 2° when this power has been conferred on him without the design…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

…of the authorities and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1123-1, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1415-2, L. 1418-1, L. 1431-1, L. 1462-1 and L. 5311-1 of this Code,article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Circulation of the euro in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D721-1

In Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, only the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer and the Trésor public are required to accept more than fifty euro coins in a single payment.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

During a period the expiry of which will be set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and the duration of which may not be less than five years, publicity in the real estate register may be voluntarily requ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1747

Whoever, by assault, threats or concerted manoeuvres, organises or attempts to organise the collective refusal of tax, will be punished by the penalties provided for in Article 1 of the law of 18 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and Energy Management Agency) referred to in article L. 131-3 of the Environment Code, or by the Agence nationale de la recherche (National Research Agency)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-10

…hare of its contributions in the total amount provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 423-13. At least one third of the members of the Supervisory Board represent public limited insurance co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article L5842-16

…tion of in article L. 5212-17, the words: "of 6 January 1988, the date of publication of law no. 88-13 of 5 January 1988 improving decentralisation" are replaced by the words: "of the entry into force…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-18

The information contained in the declaration referred to in article R. 1342-13 may only be used to respond to requests for information aimed at preventing the effects of the substances or mixtures con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage is less than six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-14

…unt of subsidies for each repair operation according to the maximum rates mentioned in article R. 1613-9. If the sum of grants that may be awarded to local authorities or groupings exceeds the total a…

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