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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15-2

Where an institution mentioned in Article L. 370-1 of the Insurance Code and offering the operations mentioned in Articles L. 3334-1 to L. 3334-9 and L. 3334-11 to L. 3334-16 of the Labour Code has br…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-15

I.-Any professional operating in an economic sector mentioned in III may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-11

The verbal presentation of a medicinal product is made by a person mentioned in Article L. 5122-11 and is accompanied by the hand-delivery by that person to the healthcare professional of: 1° The summ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R1418-15

1° The Director General of the Agency is appointed for a renewable term of three years, on the recommendation of the Minister for Health. He is responsible for managing the Agency. He performs all act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-16

Any member of a departmental council, governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave provided for in article L. 3123-11, su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-16

The maximum allowances voted by the regional councils for the actual performance of the duties of regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R4135-16

Any member of a regional council, governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave provided for in article L. 4135-11, submit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1671 A

The deductions provided for in articles 182 A, 182 A bis and 182 B shall be made by the debtor of the sums paid and the deduction provided for in article 182 A ter is made by the person mentioned in I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R733-15

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 152-10n° 2010-1011 of 30 August 2010R. 152-11No. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R732-15

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 152-10n° 2010-1011 of 30 August 2010R. 152-11No. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of…

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