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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-20

The metropolitan authority depreciates its fixed assets, including those made available or assigned:1° Intangible;2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which depreciat…

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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 L1125-20

…ponsor. Where the competent authority considers that the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are not being met, it may at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20

…rmation necessary to enable it to verify that they comply with the provisions applicable to them in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin, in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-20

Any withdrawal of funds will result in the closure of the plan. The plan is closed on the death of the holder. Withdrawals after the tenth year do not result in closure of the plan. However, no paymen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-20

Goods may be surrendered if they are : 1° totally lost ;2° Lost or damaged up to three quarters of their value;3° Sold en route due to material damage to the insured objects as a result of a covered r…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-20

Private property or property forming part of the private domain of a public authority may be encumbered, for the benefit of the commune, group of communes, département or mixed syndicate concerned, by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-208

Notwithstanding I and II of article R. 214-32-29, company mutual funds and employee shareholding open-ended investment companies may hold, without limitation, securities issued by the company or by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multiannual regional plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1434-20

The duration of the regional multiannual plan for risk management and efficiency in the healthcare system, drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, is two years. The plan may be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-20

The decision handed down by the High Council's restricted panel on fees may be appealed to the Court of Cassation on the initiative of the interested parties, under the conditions set out in Articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-20

At the request of one of the representative employers' and employees' trade unions, or on its own initiative, the administrative authority may convene a joint committee meeting. When two of these orga…

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