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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-20

…an authority depreciates its fixed assets, including those made available or assigned:1° Intangible;2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which depreciation is optiona…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25-1

Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation proceedings instituted by Titles II, III and IV of Book VI of the Commercial Code may only be opened in respect of a reinsurance undertaking mentione…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…f the person concerned in the interests of sound administration and in compliance with the mandate given to him for the purposes of the resolution procedure. The term of office of the resolution admin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L773-26

…rds: "of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer under the penultimate paragraph of article L. 721-24"; 2° In the last paragraph of Article L. 526-17, the words: "Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…1° Net income plus retained earnings plus or minus the balance of the income equalisation account;2° Realised capital gains, net of costs, less realised capital losses, net of costs, recorded during…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which UCITS must inform their subscribers and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.The articles of assoc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-2-1

…s to undermine their dignity or to create an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-2-1

…is notified on the spot at the time of the visit to the occupier of the premises or his representative, who receives a full copy in return for a receipt or a signature on the visit report. In the abs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

For the trial of misdemeanours and felonies falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-2

The articles 706-80 to 706-87, 706-95 to 706-103 and 706-105 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 241-…

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