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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…21-5 as amended by Decree no. 2019-1419 of 20 December 2019;Articles R. 121-6, R. 121-11 and R. 121-13 as amended by Decree no. 2019-1333 of 11 December 2019; Articles R. 121-7 and R. 121-9 as amended…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity boards

Article R2224-33

…decree of 8 October 1917 on public administration regulations for the application of the loi du 15 juin 1906 et fixant les conditions de l'exploitation en régie des distributions d'énergie électrique…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-12

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-6

…ceiving European funding. In the latter three cases, the provisions of I of Article 7 of Decree no. 2012-91 of 26 January 2012 relating to public interest groupings are applicable. In these cases, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

I.-The treatment products and processes used to comply with the rules laid down in Article D. 1332-2 are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

…the benefit of foreign health establishments and by way of derogation fromarticle 33 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, the expenses re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to unde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article A230-5

…insurer must provide the policyholder with the insurance certificate provided for in article L. 223-13 of the new French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code for the period ending on the following 30 June.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-299

…ng claims with the electronic references of the portal provided for by Articles L. 814-2 and L. 814-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…mplementation of the emergency measures provided for in Articles 18 to 21 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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