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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…e apply to the operations governed by this chapter, with the exception of Articles L. 131-1, L. 131-2, L. 132-5-2, L. 132-5-3, L. 132-9, L. 132-9-1, L. 132-20 to L. 132-22-1, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-2

…endently of the leave of absence from which they benefit under the conditions set out in article L. 2123-1, mayors, deputy mayors and municipal councillors are entitled to a credit of hours enabling t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

…s R. 334-5 or R. 334-13. The Autorité may also implement the measures referred to in article R. 334-2, under the conditions set out in that article. II - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de réso…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article D436-2

…cedures: 1° For those liable for value added tax subject to the normal taxation system mentioned in 2 of article 287 of the General Tax Code, the declaration is made on the appendix to the declaration…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-2

The compensation provided for by article 800-2 includes compensation for legal fees incurred by the person being prosecuted, the amount of which may not exceed the State's contribution to the remunera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-28

…eir layout enable the implementation of the establishment or service plan referred to in article R. 2324-29.The staff of the establishments carry out their tasks in satisfactory conditions of safety,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

I.- The surgical care activity provided for in article R. 6123-201 is carried out according to the following three modalities: 1° Surgical care activity carried out on adult patients; 2° Paediatric su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies

…tance applies in accordance with 3° or 5° of Article L. 831-1 of the Construction and Housing Code; 2° A regulated loan is defined as a loan granted to finance the construction, acquisition or improve…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L2100-2

…s concluded by persons governed by private law who are not purchasers as referred to in Article L. 1210-1 and who are more than 50% directly subsidised by a contracting authority are subject to the pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…f the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1…

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