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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…s behalf. Art. 6 Certificate of insurance.-The insurance certificate provided for in article R. 220-8 of the Insurance Code is issued free of charge to the policyholder within fifteen days of his or h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 743-6)

Article Annexe 7-6-1

…mandatory deposit account assigned to each of the categories of funds mentioned in Article R. 743-178 of the Commercial Code is opened in the records of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in favou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

…edicinal product and, when it distributes them under the conditions provided for in Article R. 5124-8, any other product, object or article mentioned in Article L. 4211-1 and any divided officinal pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

…as a temporary administrator, including a person registered on the list referred to in Articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2 of the Commercial Code. Such persons are personally responsible for the tasks invo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…ed by a competitiveness cluster within the meaning ofArticle 24 of the French FinanceAct no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 ; b) A grant has been awarded by the European Commission or by any b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R513-11-4

…e santé. Other changes are declared in the annual activity report provided for in Article D. 513-11-8. The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé must be notified without…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 38, capital gains from the disposal of fixed assets are subject to separate regimes depending on whether they are realised in the short or long term.2. The…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…ion bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Hous…

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