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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-15

At 1 January 2017, the Agency's endowment amounted to two billion eight hundred and seven million nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-six euros.This endowment may be increas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition of departmental councils.

Article D4132-1

The departmental council of the Ordre des Médecins is made up of six full members and six substitute members if the number of doctors on the most recently published register is less than or equal to f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Council

Article R4311-91

The Conseil national de l'ordre des infirmiers comprises fifty-six full members and eighteen alternate members elected in pairs.These pairs are divided into seven sectors determined by an order of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4322-26

Each of the regional or inter-regional councils of the Order is made up of four, five, six or seven pairs, depending on whether the number of chiropodists registered on the last published roll for the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-1

…ose whose legal deposit or publication in the form of a digital book, within the meaning of Law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books, are after 1 January 2016, no later t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…of the consumer or via an automatic liquid dispenser, in accordance with Article 7 of the Order of 13 July 2012 on the conditions for the production and placing on the market of raw milk from bovine…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-9

For the application of Article R. 351-8, in Article R. 314-19, the words: "L. 314-10 to L. 314-13" are replaced by the words: "L. 314-10 and L. 314-13".

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest as an alternative to detention

Article R743-9

The provisions of articles R. 732-5 and R. 733-4 to R. 733-13 are applicable to foreign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 743-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/ EC and Directive 2011/61/ EU, for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months provided that they are incorporat…

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