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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-36

…32-42 do not apply to risk mutual funds. II. - The assets of a fonds commun de placement à risques may be invested in : 1° no more than 10% in securities issued by a single issuer ; 2° 35% maximum in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections.

Article R513-16

…ified statements drawn up at the end of the fourth financial year following their appointment. They may be reappointed. When they wish to renew the term of office of these auditors, the directors of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…ividual exemptions to the surface area and volume requirements laid down in the previous paragraphs may be granted on the grounds of the configuration of the premises when the accommodation is located…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34

…visions of II, the duties of director of an establishment or service for the care of young children may be carried out by : 1° A person holding a State diploma as a doctor of medicine; 2° A person hol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…plementation of automated processing of nominative information mentioned in II of article 27 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms; 8° The Agency's…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 déce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…6-11of the Intellectual Property Code; 4° Texts adopted for the application of the Article 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-2

The approval of the persons mentioned in article L. 232-11 and in the second paragraph of article L. 241-4 takes effect after they have taken an oath in accordance with the procedures set out in artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-45

The patent application shall be rejected if: 1° It has not been completed within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 612-8 (fifth paragraph), R. 612-11 (sixth paragraph), R. 612-21 and R. 612-35…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Assistance and child protection

Article 1067

Without prejudice to the benefit of the loi du 10 juillet 1991 relative à l'aide juridique, certificats, significations, contrats et autres actes, faits en vertu des L. 221-1 to L. 221-4, L. 223-1 to…

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