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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…entative of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…the level of the insurance undertaking, Article R. 441-7-1 and the last paragraph of Article R. 441-21 do not apply. II. - For agreements entered into on or after 1 September 2017 with an insurance un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L. 52…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

…ject to the necessary rights of way, on the date of publication of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer, à l'e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-14

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

…company in the repertoire of a collective management organisation within the meaning of Article L. 321-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code, excluding foreign sub-published repertoires. The head…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-39

In the event of a breach of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7, L. 222-10, L. 222-12 to L. 222-14, L. 222-17, L. 222-18, R. 222-35 and R. 222-36 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-8

Where the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Commission will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage, and on th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-23

No provision or stipulation may be invoked against the collège de résolution, the application of which would have the effect of hindering a resolution measure. In particular, the collège de résolution…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

I.-Decisions relating to the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and acco…

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