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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

…resence or, failing this, on-call availability is ensured by the staff mentioned in article R. 1222-23.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph and outside working hours, the delivery activity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…phide (or hydrogen phosphorus); 21° Linseed dust: work exposing to inhalation; 22° Hard metal dust; 23° Ionising radiation: work performed in an area where the effective dose likely to be received, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…2020-1544 of 9 December 2020 L. 561-21 and L. 561-22 Ordinance 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-23 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-24 Act 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021 L. 561-25 Ordinance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…e same code or with a lessor company belonging to the same tax group within the meaning of Article 223 A of this code as the operating company for a period of at least five years or for the normal per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…the smallest demographic stratum of the order of the High Commissioner provided for in Article L. 2123-23. In the event of multiple mandates, the fractions may be accumulated up to a maximum of one an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…ance centre; 20° The Director of Sports ; 21° The Director of Youth ; 22° The Director of Tourism ; 23° The Director General of the National Gendarmerie ; 24° The Director General of Civil Security an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…ion of the member. For the persons mentioned in Article L. 532-18 and Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23, this deregistration is understood to mean that the member is prohibited from continuing to provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

…ing in particular:-the report on the solvency and financial situation referred to in Article L. 356-23 ; -the regular report to the Controller-the annual and quarterly quantitative statements;-the rep…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…ty; 14° Organising the management of available funds under the conditions set out in article R. 411-23; 15° Set the maximum amount of holiday vouchers that may be issued in payment of the expenses men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…511-41-3, L. 533-2, L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3, L. 533-4-1, L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 612-44 and L. 613-24…

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