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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…1° "Act of terrorism": the acts defined in Article 1(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-8

…d snow sports other than downhill skiing and intended to encourage the practice of these activities may be instituted by decision of the municipal council of the municipality whose territory includes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-88

…ons laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover and who is practising in a public or private health est…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1

…is liable in the countries referred to in articles 1 r ( second paragraph) and 1 bis of the law of 27 February 1958 as amended, and that an agreement shall lay down the conditions for the application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

…IV and Titles V, VI and VII. "Article R. 310-4 is applicable as amended by Decree no. 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019 transposing the regulatory provisions of Directive (EU) 2017/828 of 17 May 2017 ame…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-2

…ng of Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, before taking any decision likely to have a significant effect on their supervisor…

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

Article L5842-5

…L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proximity of public action, subject t…

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

Article L5842-9

…1 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 5211-39-1, L. 5211-39-2, L. 5211-40-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019L. 5211-40-2o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…nowledgement of receipt and will hear the statutory auditor within two months. The interested party may be assisted by a statutory auditor or a lawyer or represented by a lawyer.In the absence of a le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-6-1

…mplies with the following terms:a) The total number of seats distributed between the municipalities may not exceed by more than 25% the number that would be allocated in application of III and IV of t…

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