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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-32

…y order of the Minister for the Economy;2° Decisions to open or close branches or auxiliary offices;3° Disposals affecting the assets of the Caisse, in particular the acquisition of holdings in public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-3

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of article L. 4311-2 is, for the practice of the profession of nurse responsible for general care :1° Either the French state nurse's dipl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3

…quest, a copy of the report will be provided immediately. Officers or agents of the judicial police may identify themselves in the report by their administrative registration number.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…same place as the assize court or, by way of exception and under the conditions set out in article 235, in another judicial court in the same département, is made up of a president and four assessors,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349 bis

…regard to the guarantee and recovery of debts governed by this code, the customs accounting officer may delegate his signature to agents under his authority, with at least the grade of controller, for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to events subject to declaration or authorisation.

Article R331-30

Any concentration or event may only begin after the organiser has provided the competent administrative authority or its representative with an insurance policy taken out with one or more companies ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-3

Credit institutions and finance companies may not habitually engage in any activity other than those mentioned in Articles L. 311-1, L. 311-2 and L. 511-2 or governed by the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-32

The undertakings referred to in Article R. 310-10-1, authorised on 4 July 1993 to conduct one or more of the classes of business referred to in Article R. 321-1 within the territory of the French Repu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative approval

Article R382-3

…or the three financial years following the granting of the authorisations referred to in Article L. 382-1, the supplementary occupational pension fund shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudenti…

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