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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-7

…té de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the agents mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code. They shall provide these agents with the recordings without delay if…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 195

1. By way of derogation from the foregoing provisions, the taxable income of single, divorced or widowed taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parent…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter X: Provisions applicable to Réunion

Article A430-1

I.-The Réunion Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of La Réunion or his representative; b) The Rectrice of the Ed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-4

…d stipulated in 4° of IV of Article L. 1461-1, this data is archived in accordance with Articles L. 212-2 and L. 212-3 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…tion of responsibility and use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a parallel import authorisation pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

A public interest grouping, called the "Health Data Platform", is set up by the State, organisations representing patients and users of the healthcare system, producers of health data and public and p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…rious economic and financial provisions or by venture capital mutual funds referred to inarticle L. 214-28 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, provided that the assets of these funds comprise a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

I.- Without prejudice to Article L. 412-1, in establishments offering meals for consumption on the premises or in establishments offering meals for consumption on the premises and for takeaway or deli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

…efore 31 December 2023, the amounts of the logistics penalties it has imposed on its suppliers in 2021 and 2022 respectively, detailing them month by month as well as the amounts actually collected. E…

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