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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-2-1

…es hospital or by an element of the armed forces health service mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 6147-12, this signature is subject to the agreement of the Minister of Defence. In the case of an ele…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article D1524-7

…nting and detecting breaches of probity implemented by the company as part of the article 17 of Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…ecified that in matters of hunting accidents the prohibition on summons mentioned in article R. 421-14 applies to summonses for the application of article L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code and that, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

I.-Articles R. 1110-8 to R. 1110-14 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

…and ski lift and ski area operators subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value, excluding financial c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…ticles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finance company referred to in II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Distance supply of consumer financial services

Article L343-2

Where the remote provision of financial services to a consumer is preceded by canvassing within the meaning of article L. 341-1, article L. 341-12 applies in place of article L. 222-5 of the Consumer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

…gs included in the same scope of consolidation within the meaning of Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial sta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

…iness and, where applicable, that of the trader on whose behalf he is acting, to which the consumer may address any complaint; 4° The terms of payment, delivery and performance provided for in the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-172

For the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 and in II of article L. 5121-12-1, the obligations set out in article R. 5121-161 and articles R. 5121-166 to R. 5121-170 are car…

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