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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-1

The officers mentioned in article L. 1312-1 of this Code and article L. 8112-1 of the Labour Code shall ensure compliance with articles L. 3512-8, L. 3512-12, L. 3513-5 and L. 3513-6 of this Code and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-1

The information sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 355-1 must be approved in advance: a) For the report on the solvency and financial situation, by the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-3

For the application of Article L. 771-2: 1° Shall not apply: a) The last paragraph of Article L. 711-3 ; b) The 3rd and last paragraphs of article L. 711-4 ; c) The second paragraph of Article L. 732-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3332-3

…on Fund;6° State subsidies and contributions from communes and third parties to capital expenditure;7° Gifts and bequests in kind and gifts and bequests in cash allocated to the purchase of a financia…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-5

The association verifies that the staff of its members subject to the good repute condition mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 512-4 meet this condition. To this end, any person applying for member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-23

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7123-5, the Assembly of French Guiana may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

Health professionals and manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of substances or mixtures are required to provide, at the request of the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance, re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-10-1

Persons who have made a declaration of assignment pursuant to Article L. 526-7 and benefiting from the schemes provided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D782-22

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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