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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7

…lities that benefit from them. In 2011, these amounts are identical to those received in respect of 2010, after deduction, where applicable, in application of 1.2.4.2 of article 77 of law no. 2009-167…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the solvency margin

Article R385-1

I. - The solvency margin referred to in article L. 385-2 is made up, after deduction of losses, the portion of deferred acquisition costs exceeding 25% of the amount of the provision for unearned prem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…Regulation (EU) No 236/2012, are: 1° Central securities depositories authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers; 2° Central securities depositories authorised to provide in France, through a br…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

…subject to income tax in the same categories, excluding non-professional income; 2° Holds at least 25% of the voting rights attached to the securities issued by the company, directly or through his o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

…ect, until the end of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic, first made available on an on-demand…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

…022R. 3114-1 and R. 3114-2R. 3114-4 and R. 3114-5In Title IIR. 3121-1 to R. 3122-3R. 3122-6 to R. 3125-4R. 3125-5Resulting from Decree no. 2018-1225 of 24 December 2018R. 3125-6R. 3126-1 to R. 3126-5R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8

…ing an industrial process, as well as any generator, kit or precursor which is not the subject of a marketing authorisation issued by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-59

…ee to eight other members, elected at the next general meeting, convened on a date no later than 31 March of the year in question, from a list proposed by the president, taking into account, under con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-1

…graph of Article L. 2152-1. For the liberal professions defined in Article 29 of Law 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 on vocational training, employment and social democracy, in the case of an association be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-3

…3 to D. 5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - For the application of…

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