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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…or drainage of the bladder, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of article R. 4311-10 ;16° Intra-urethral instillation ;17° Vaginal injections;18° Placement of rectal probes, enemas, extr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

…and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis of this code, institute and collect a tax to finance the management of aquatic environmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

…mployees or customers;d) Companies included in the scope of consolidation defined in article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, to which the insurance company belongs, except in the case of cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…heir duties. It may ask them to provide the additional report provided for in III of article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code.The information thus transmitted is covered by the rule of professi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-1

…sation of mobility within the meaning of the articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 à L. 1231-16 of the Transport Code; creation, development and maintenance of roads in the public road domain o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…rticle 204 H, no later than the third month following that of the declaration of death and until 31 December of the year of death ; b) By retaining the income and profits mentioned in a without being…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…vided for in article L. 3334-4 in its wording prior to the Finance Act for 2005 (n° 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004) are taken into account. This provision does not apply to departments which cease to m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-2

…ments which do not meet the condition mentioned in a) and which are not and have not been before 28 December 2020 eligible for capital requirements; d) Which are subject to the power mentioned in Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…paragraphn° 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-5n° 2016-1587 of 24…

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