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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-11

…mpensation paid in consideration for a transfer carried out pursuant to 3° and 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-36, Article L. 311-42, Article L. 311-48 or Article L. 311-50 shall be paid by th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-2

…tions provided for in Article L. 823-9, it is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate the unlawful entry, movement or residen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2573-53

I. - The articles L. 2334-26 to L. 2334-30 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2334-27, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-33

…cy within whose jurisdiction the operator is established, the report referred to in Article R. 5212-30, relating to the second control.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568 bis

…g to private individuals for the period strictly necessary for them to use up their stock and until 30 June 2019 at the latest.As a transitional measure, retailers who habitually sold manufactured tob…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…akes into account compliance with the benchmarks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 162-30-3 of the Social Security Code and, where applicable, the results of the programme mentioned in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

…ed by the State representative in the region in accordance with the provisions of law no. 75-535 of 30 June 1975 relating to social and medico-social institutions;2° Carrying out the tasks set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L744-11

…tion of its third and fifth paragraphsLaw no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-6 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 221-7 Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 L. 221-8 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August…

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