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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

…ticle L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II of article 128 of law no. 2004-1485 of 30 December 2004 amending the Finance Act for 2004, the capital or annuity guaranteed in favour of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

…Failure to comply with this article is punishable by a fine of €37,500, which may be increased to 30% of the advertising expenditure.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-1

…in 2°b of Article R. 332-2 must meet the following conditions: a) They must be issued for at least 30 million euros ; b) They must be valued by at least two separate bodies that are not financially l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…stitution concerned or in the automatic accounts grouped into circuits ;2° With regard to advances, 30% of the amount resulting from the application of the coefficients provided for in article 232-16…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreigners making a direct economic investment in France

Article R421-35

…article when, personally or through a company that he/she manages or in which he/she holds at least 30% of the capital, he/she meets the following cumulative conditions: 1° Create or safeguard or unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-2

…identifier is processed for health research purposes as mentioned in the last paragraph of article 30 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-8

…with the majority requirements for ordinary general meetings set out in articles L. 223-29, L. 223-30, L. 225-98 or L. 227-9 of the French Commercial Code, depending on the legal form of the cooperat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

On the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, the departmental fire and rescue service whose creation is provided for in Article L. 142…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to economic and financial control

Article R112-26

The National Sports Agency is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955. An order of the ministers responsible for the e…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 61 bis

Pending the prohibition or authorisation decision referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brok…

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