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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-2

…the said plans may only be used to acquire the securities and shares referred to in article L. 3332-15 of the French Labour Code, in accordance with article L. 3334-12 of that code. The Supervisory Bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…must be notified to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 15 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the acquisition or extension of direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-1

…rt is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in II, III, IV and VIII of article R. 4221-15-4.If, in the light of the expert's report, it is established that there is a professional shortco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

…f a merger or demerger, the provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply where articles L. 236-15, L. 236-25 and L. 236-26 are applied or where the option provided for in article L. 236-27 is exe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…ersons who rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms rente…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261-1

…ch is deposited at the town hall, and for Paris at the annexed town hall, and the other sent before 15 July to the secretariat-registry of the court sitting the assize court. The mayor must notify the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-8

Any person shall be liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros if he or she: 1° Exercising for remuneration one of the functions of teacher, instructor, educator, trainer or leader o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-17

…from additional payments made by the company and, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 224-15, the costs associated with their management are borne exclusively by the former employee making t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2172-2

…he winner or winners of a restricted competition organised under the conditions of articles R. 2162-15 to R. 2162-21. However, the purchaser is not obliged to organise a competition for the award of a…

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