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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-13

The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December.The Board shall adopt the budget of the Autorité des marchés financiers each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R763-11

…th paragraphs" are replaced by the words "second paragraph";3° The references to Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-32

The zones defined in articles R. 1434-30 and R. 1434-31 are determined by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, after consulting the Prefect of the region and the specialised commission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-4

…ew, are subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1. However, protective structures conforming to decree no. 90-490 of 15 June 1990 and other safe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-1

…Title I of Law no. 90-12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies is pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-19-1

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the following provisions. The joint representative appointe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0-II bis: Reduction in property tax on undeveloped land relating to plots farmed by young farmers

Article 1647-00 bis

…ng that in which the farmer sets up.To benefit from this tax relief, the farmer must submit, before 31 January of the year following that in which he sets up, a declaration for each commune and for ea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-159

…ith the exception of the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and 1° and 9° of Article L. 214-24-31, are applicable to private equity companies.The provisions applicable to the regulations and unit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-39

When information held by the services and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 have been transmitted to them by a Member State on the basis of the provisions of Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA, they ma…

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