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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D4312-10

…report on the state of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of Article 33 of Act no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique terri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…treatment of patients within the grouping, as provided for by the provisions of II of article L. 5126-2 ; 5° Where applicable, when the grouping is set up as a healthcare establishment, the condition…

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

Article R441-7-4

…ents constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, cons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…ens et services et perçue sur les gazoles et essences en Corse en application de l'article 5 of law no. 94-1131 of 27 December 1994 on the tax status of Corsica, calculated in accordance with 3° of B…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28

…nd the federation takes effect from the entry into force of the order referred to in article R. 131-26-1.

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

Article R344-7

…in the annex to this article on the basis of the nomenclature of activities provided for by decree no. 2007-1888 of 26 December 2007 approving the nomenclatures of French activities and products: ON…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other prohibited practices

Article L442-9

…squalification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the terms of the article 131-26 of the Penal Code; 2° The posting or broadcasting of the decision handed down under the condition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-3

By way of derogation from article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, on the rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R283-2

…R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41, R. 142-42 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 are applicable to foreign nationals…

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