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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-3

…iling that, from the twelfths provided for in article L. 2332-2 and in II of l'article 46 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006 de la commune. If, for a commune, this levy w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

The one-month appeal period provided for in article L. 212-10-3 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée runs : 1° For the applicant, from the date of notification of the decision of the departmenta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7-1

When the company's shares have ceased to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in order to be admitted to trading on a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7-1

Lawyers and the persons mentioned in 18° of Article L. 561-2 may provide each other with information gathered for the purposes of implementing Articles L. 561-5, L. 561-5-1, L. 561-6, and L. 561-9 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7-1

Any sponsor based in France who plans to carry out research involving the human person in a non-EU country may submit its project to a committee for the protection of individuals.The Committee for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-7-1

By way of derogation from article L. 4151-7, the initial training of midwives may be organised within universities, subject to the agreement of the regional council. This agreement must, in particular…

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

Article R441-7-3

The assets representing commitments relating to several agreements, where they are not recorded separately in the accounts for each of these agreements, are deemed, in particular for each closing of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-2

The articles 706-80 to 706-87, 706-95 to 706-103 and 706-105 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 241-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

SECTION CODE NAF REV. 2 LEVEL 88 DIVISIONS considered DIVISION HEADINGS 1 01-03 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 2 05-09 Mining and quarrying 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 36…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligibility

Article R5132-1-7

I.-A person's eligibility for a pathway is assessed on the basis of their social and professional difficulties and their need for enhanced support. II.A person may be declared eligible by a structure…

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