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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-16

…the support fund created by the article 92 of Law no. 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 on finance for 2014, the local authority may deduct from this outstanding debt the amount of the claim still to be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-5

…sed pursuant to Article L. 532-9 and not falling within the scope of Articles L. 532-20-1 to L. 532-21-3; 2° Operators offering online financial instruments within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

…d in article L. 230-3, after he has been notified of the information provided for in article L. 232-21-1 because of the alleged commission of one of the violations mentioned in article L. 232-9 or in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

…rofit-sharing scheme for the company's employees under the conditions laid down by Order 86-1134 of 21 October 1986 as amended relating to profit-sharing and employee share ownership.III - Mutual insu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

…tted using a vehicle.The officers referred to in article 20 and in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of article 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and customs officers may draw up official reports of the offenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1

…of medical data concerning patients. By way of derogation from article L. 6122-4 and article L. 162-21 of the Social Security Code, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…the establishment, appointed to the council of the Greater Paris metropolis pursuant to Article L. 5219-9. The perimeter and headquarters of the public territorial establishment are set by decree in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-17

…s following a change in the classification of the medicinal product mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5121-36. II.- The provision of free samples also complies with the following conditions: 1° Each suppl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Lending of labour on the basis of Article L. 8241-3

Article R8241-2

…f the economic, social and environmental database mentioned in article L. 2312-18. Articles L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-24, 2° and 3° of Article L. 2312-6 and Article L. 5221-4 of this Code as well as Artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-24

…ible for competition and consumption to formally take a position on the compliance with articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 of the commercial guarantee it intends to implement. The purpose of this formal…

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