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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-38

…date of their authorisation.II. - If the limits provided for in articles R. 214-32-29 to R. 214-32-35, R. 214-32-38 and R. 214-32-39 are exceeded for reasons beyond the control of the general purpose…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

…for the administrative account for the implementation of the provisions set out in articles L. 1424-35, L. 2531-13 et L. 4434-9 and for the settlement of allocations under the Value Added Tax Compensa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 nonies

Where the surface area of the construction within the meaning of 1° of article 1635 quater H and article 1635 quater I is greater than or equal to 5,000 square metres, the person liable for the develo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-36

…is set up to issue proposals for exemption from the training period provided for in article R. 742-35; it is composed as follows:1° Three commercial court clerks appointed on the proposal of the Cons…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

I - The value of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2 is equal to the sum of the best estimate and the risk margin. II - The best estimate corresponds to the probability…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-74

…or management functions within the meaning of article L. 321-1 , paragraph 4 and article L. 214-24-35, or advisory functions within the meaning of article L. 321-2, paragraph 4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referencing digital health services and tools in the digital health space

Article R1111-39

…iteria set out in Article R. 1111-37, the data protection impact assessment provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of per…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2661-2

…2171-6 to D. 2171-1 In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2192-35 D. 2196-5 and D. 2196-6 Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2197-13 to D. 2197-15…

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