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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…al security contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

…ractually, but may not exceed one hundred and twenty days;d) The provisions of II of article L. 133-26.II. - The provisions of I also apply if the payer's payment service provider is located in mainla…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-1

…he changes made or to be made to the contract. The provisions of article 3 of order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 promoting the contribution of life insurance to financing the economy do not apply to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

…committed rape, sexual assault or sexual molestation as provided for in the articles 222-23 to 222-26 and 227-25 to 227-27 of the Penal Code, to a medical examination and blood test to determine whet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R283-2

…R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41, R. 142-42 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 are applicable to foreign nationals…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R282-2

…10-1 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41, R. 142-42 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 are applicable to foreign nationals…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-9

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 7 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, the Board of Directors determines the guidelines for the establishment's…

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

Article D214-32-4

…country AIF are to be marketed, of an agreement that complies with the standards set out in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and guarantees an exchange of informati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-1

…12 à D. 145-19, D. 146-1 and D. 146-2;2° Book II, with the exception of articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1 ;3° Book III, with the exception of of Article R. 321-18-1 ;4° Book IV, with the exc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53

…including the members elected by the employees, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 322-26-2 . The Articles of Association set the maximum number of Board members. However, if the Chairman…

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