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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L325-1

…e L. 612-39, the administrative authorisation provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-1-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1 may be withdrawn by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the event…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-23

I.-As an exception to Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Agency's funds may be deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, subject to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…more than 3 children under the age of eight in a group, the maximum number of boats per teacher is 7.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…f Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28, establish branches to provide investment and related services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin. Related services…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-3

…are treated as periods of presence: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in article L. 1225-17 of the French Labour Codeand adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 of the same code; 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-13

…carried out by the local authorities and their groupings, pursuant to articles L. 1511-3 , L. 1511-7 and L. 1511-8 , Title V of Book II of Part Two and Title III of Book II of Part Three.The guidelin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Competent authority.

Article R1123-38

…to have withdrawn the application. With the exception of the research mentioned in article R. 1125-7 which requires express authorisation, the time taken to examine the application for authorisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-2

…o 1°, when the action is based on the provisions of articles L. 442-1 to L. 442-4 as well as L. 442-7 and L. 442-8 of the French Commercial Code and regardless of the court before which it is brought,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-5

…t.This plan takes into account the drinking water distribution plan provided for in Article L. 2224-7-1.The expertise of the departmental fire and rescue service on the communal external fire defence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-17

…of competence; 6° The criteria and results of the evaluation of medical and biological activities; 7° Rules for the distribution and allocation of transplants; 8° The organisation of transplants and…

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