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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-27

…l determine the conditions under which the information provided for in Articles L. 532-23 to L. 532-25-1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-25

…which the establishment or service implements, when they apply to it, the provisions of article L. 214-7 of this Code, as well as the results obtained; 2° In accordance with the provisions of the Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-25

Mayors, deputy mayors, deputy mayors in associated communes, deputy mayors in delegated communes, presidents and vice-presidents of urban communities, compulsorily affiliated to the scheme of the inst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-22

…ible existence of soil deposits; 2° The location and nature of any underground pipes or cables that may be in the area where the work is to be undertaken; 3° The risks of the subsoil being impregnated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-25

The provisions of this section will be repealed five years after 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1333-29

…radon potential ;2° Zone 2: areas with low radon potential but where particular geological factors may facilitate the transfer of radon to buildings;3° Zone 3: areas with significant radon potential.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-22

…ial optical radiation exceeding the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. This list shall specify the nature of the exposure, its duration and its level, as known, where a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-25

…0 metres from dwellings, outbuildings, building sites, workshops or factories belonging to him, the mayor may, for environmental reasons, notify him by order of the obligation to carry out, at his exp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-25

Persons occasionally collaborating in the work of the Agency, experts and qualified persons may not carry out work in which they have a direct or indirect interest. They are subject to the obligations…

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