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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-9

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 O…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 1131-13 is issued for a period of five years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…l acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of articles R. 1413-12 and R. 1413-13. Each year, he proposes the agency's strategic guidelines to the Board of Direc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 septvicies

…benefit from an income tax reduction provided that they undertake to rent it bare for use as their main home for a minimum period of nine years.2. The tax reduction applies under the same conditions:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…whichever is higher. Premiums or contributions net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct busi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-2

…free of charge. Any breach of this provision is punishable by the penalties set out in article 226-13 of the Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-19

…to the specialised committees and may not relate to the matters mentioned in 1°, 2°, 6°, 7°, 9° and 13° of article R. 515-18.V. - The Board of Directors appoints an Audit Committee of three to five me…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spouse or parent mentioned in articles L. 421-13 à L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-24

…ial Code, or, in the system prior to these provisions, pursuant to Title II of the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et le…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…ovided for in Title II of Book IV of the Criminal Code; 2° ter Offences provided for in Articles L. 1333-9 à L. 1333-13-11, L. 2341-3 à L. 2341-7, L. 2342-57 à L. 2342-81 and L. 2353-4 à L. 2353-14 of…

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