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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-5

The revenues of the office include in particular:1° The proceeds of the special equipment tax determined under the conditions provided for in Article 1607 bis of the General Tax Code;2° Contributions,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

The professional practice standard relating to the obligations of the statutory auditor with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, approved by the Minister of Justice,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-1

Other than the persons mentioned respectively in Article L. 631-4 and in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 631-5 or to Article L. 640-4 and the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 64…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-64

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, the persons mentioned in article R. 1112-57 are informed of the imminent departure of the minor. They shall inform the administration of the establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

I.-Register on the list provided for in II of Article L. 822-1 auditors from third countries approved in a State that is not a member of the European Union or not party to the agreement on the Europea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-13

The dental assistants' commission for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises : 1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his representative, as Chai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-5

I.-In application of 13° of article L. 122-5 and subject to II of this article, libraries accessible to the public, museums, archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

I. - For the purposes of the seventh paragraph of article L. 132-22, the following information is provided to the policyholder:- the interest rate guaranteed by the contract and the interest rate corr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530

The title referred to in the second paragraph of Article 529-2, in the second paragraph of Article 529-5 or the second paragraph of III of Article 529-6 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid d…

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