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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-7

I. - Articles L. 5211-21, L. 5211-23, L. 5211-25-1, L. 5211-26, L. 5211-27 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37

…Secretary General proposes that the Board implement the procedure provided for in II of Article L. 621-14, he shall first inform the person concerned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of rece…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-111

…approval by the ordinary general meeting, the accounting documents provided for in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23. The filing of the accounting documents that legal persons are required to publish a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions on the valuation of the prudential balance sheet

Article R351-1

…tial assets and liabilities are defined in Articles 7 to 16 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. An Order of the Minister responsible for the economy specifies the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D782-2

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D783-2

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…Research; 18° The Minister for Health; 19° The Minister for Sport; 20° The Minister for Transport; 21° The Minister for Labour; 22° The Minister for Urban Affairs. Other ministers may be invited to s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…as well as the right to limit processing, provided for in Articles 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 may be exercised with the public interest group mentioned in the first paragraph of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…of the market.II. - For the implementation of the emergency measures provided for in Articles 18 to 21 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-8

The conditions for application of articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies in particular the conditions for issuing the…

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