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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-9

…ce result from transactions carried out under the freedom to provide services within the meaning of 4° of article L. 310-3 and the country in which the risk or commitment is situated makes the exercis…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-27

…ify the routes of the supply and removal of all fluids as well as the existing underground networks;4° To specify the general provisions and technical specifications of the equipment meeting the needs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-21

…s or other local public establishments;3° Representatives of the State or its public establishments;4° Representatives of foundations or associations concerned or other qualified individuals.The chair…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D17

…nship (1); 3° The nature of the offence (intentional assault and battery, sexual offences, arson) ; 4° Whether parental authority may be revoked, pursuant to articles 1 and 2 of the law of 24 July 188…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L772-6

For application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 511-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-232-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 214-232, the following securitisation undertakings are excluded from the scope of II of article L. 214-167 : 1° Economic loan funds referred to in I ofarti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R1132-1

The Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health shall, after obtaining the opinion of the Genetic Counsellors Commission referred to in article R. 1132-4-1, issue the authoris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant

Article R2334-7

The allocation accruing to each commune under the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in article L. 2334-21 is equal to the product of the population, taken into account within t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D528

Any judgment or ruling ordering conditional release shall state the reasons on which it is based in accordance with the provisions of articles 712-4, 712-13 and 729, as well as those of this article.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-2

…ticipate in public interest groupings with any public or private entity, whether French or foreign; 4° Set up a central purchasing body, governed by the provisions of article 26 of order no. 2015-899…

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