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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-5

…stablishment, by electronic means, to the information system mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 131-9 of the Environment Code. A decree determines the conditions for application of this article. In pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…ion conforme au dernier alinéa de l'article 1er de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are applicable to the investigation,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

…guides appointed by its President; 8° The President of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation; 9° A representative of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation appointed by its President; 10° T…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

…the opinion of the delegating federation concerned under the conditions set out in article R. 331-9 or, failing that, the referral to the federation; 3° The approximate number of spectators expected…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L519-3-2

…heir lending activity and the management companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 who use the services of intermediaries in banking and payment services must ensure that these in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…awyers deposit funds, bills or securities on behalf of their clients, pursuant to the provisions of 9° of Article 53 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Assessment and early intervention pathways for neurodevelopmental disorders

Article L2135-1

…icle L. 3221-1 of this Code. The healthcare professionals mentioned in articles L. 162-5 and L. 162-9 of the Social Security Code, articles L. 4331-1 and L. 4332-1 of this Code and psychologists may e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-3

…6 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration. The provisions of articles R. 133-9, R. 133-10 and R. 133-12 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration apply to th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…tituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the meaning o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

I. - Articles R. 355-9 and R. 355-12 are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of these provisions :1° The following should be understood: "supplementary occupatio…

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