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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

…Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, referred to as "eligible financial securities" ;2° Money market instrum…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-2

…country skiing and related activities, the substantial difference, within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between the professional qualification of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

…ime geolocation operations shall be the subject of requisitions in accordance with articles 60-1,60-2,77-1-1,77-1-2,99-3 or 99-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-2

Pursuant to Articles 62,70,74,75 and 82 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a clinical investigation, the sponsor shall submi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

Pursuant to Articles 58,66 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, before carrying out a performance study, the sponsor shall submit the proje…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-28

…ace of the insurance contract proposed by the lender under the conditions set out in Article L. 313-29, the lender may issue an amended offer, on paper or on another durable medium, subject to the pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 decies

…amount of the sums actually paid to subscribe to the capital of the companies mentioned in article 238 bis HO, up to a limit of 25% of the taxable profit for the financial year, from the year in whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216 ter

…the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subscribed by 31 D…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-2

Subrogation also occurs where the debtor, borrowing a sum for the purpose of paying his debt, subrogates the lender in the rights of the creditor with the latter's concurrence. In this case, the subro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-2

…majority to the identity and non-identifying data of the third party donor as defined in article L. 2143-3.Persons wishing to donate gametes or offer their embryo for reception shall expressly consent…

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