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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

…the creation of said data processing operations under the conditions defined by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to data processing, data files and individual liberties.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe XII

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-29

…et by the Director and sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency no later than 1st January of the year to which they relate. The budget is accompanied by the documents mentioned in ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-28

…om the end of the twelfth month may, however, be subject to payment by the consumer of no more than 20% of the amount due in respect of the unexpired portion of the minimum period of performance of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…12, the articles L. 1612-13 to L. 1612-15, L. 1612-16 to L. 1612-19-1 and the I of Article L. 1612-20 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

…n mountain sports may enrol. The enrolment file, the composition of which is set out in appendix II-20, must be submitted to the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne at least two months before the d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…on of its 5°, R. 314-5 with the exception of its 1°, R. 314-6 to R. 314-9 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-10 to R. 314-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-3

…ents, offers or helps to conclude a contract, for this person, for which the annual premium exceeds 20,000 euros.III - The above provision does not preclude the retrocession of a referral fee to indic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

…e year after the overruns occurred; 2° May not hold or commit to subscribing or acquiring more than 20% of the total amount of the securities or rights and contractual subscription commitments of a si…

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