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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

…dentified as being held by natural or legal persons who organise gambling prohibited by Article L. 320-1 of the Internal Security Code or betting prohibited by the Act of 2 June 1891 regulating the au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…rnal models and the level of supplementary capital requirements, in accordance with Articles R. 356-20 to and R. 356-21; 2° For decisions relating to the appointment of the group supervisor; 3° For th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-2

I.-Any commercial company that is neither a micro-enterprise, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16-1, nor a small business, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16, and which is controlled, within…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-2

Payments made by members of a plan are made payable to the insurance company and are deposited directly into the account(s) referred to in article R. 144-10. Such payments may also be made payable to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-2

…ions included in lists I and II or classified as psychotropic substances mentioned in article L. 5132-1; 2° Medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5111-1, when these products are included in lists…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-2

…es of members: 1° Members of Parliament elected in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands ; 2° Representatives of the Territorial Assembly, including, by right, the President of this Assembly;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R612-2

…AMF Board of Supervision may set up one or more specialised commissions referred to in Article L. 612-8 . The decision to set up a specialised committee shall specify1° The areas in which the speciali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health-related children's homes.

Article L2321-2

Medical children's homes are permanent or temporary establishments designed to receive, on medical certificate, children or adolescents aged between three and seventeen, with a view to providing them…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-2

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty-seven days from the date on which the contract notice was sent or thirty days where the notice was sent electronically.Where a situat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221 bis

…e first condition is not required of companies when they opt for the regime provided for in Article 208 C for their fixed assets other than those referred to in IV of l'article 219, if they undertake…

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