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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 of the French Commercial Code. Undertakings which, although not requ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

…subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of Article L. 533-10, Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-17, article L. 533-19, article L. 533-20, articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1, II and III of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article D5125-45-1

…nsed by pharmacies, if they appear on the list referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, and provided that : 1° The persons taking part in the research have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7

…and the means employed-the methodology of the research with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the need to collect an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…p or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Subsidi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…f I of Article L. 1461-3;3° Providing the single secretariat referred to inArticle 76 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms;4° Providing the secretariat for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I bis

…medium-sized enterprise, within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

…the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Processing asylum applications

Article R591-12-1

…application. 6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions laid down in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "by personal delivery of a summons against receipt, when the complete…

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