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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-17

…le L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and Article 36 of Law no. 82-1169 of 31 December 1982 relating to the administrative organisation of Paris, Marseille, Lyo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-2

…he application for authorisation to carry out the biological diagnosis provided for in Article R. 2131-26-1 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by the multidisciplina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-26

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 Act no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-10…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-26

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-10…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-25

…additional appointments may be made under the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-26 to L. 1441-31.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…econd paragraphs, both by organisations falling within the provisions of Article 1 of the decree of 31 January 1942 issued for the application of Article 4 of the law of 28 June 1941, and on behalf of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-16

…r or, in the overseas departments, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, from 1st November to 31st January, the public can make comments on the waters they consider to be suitable for bathing du…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-3

…d R. 356-20-1 are specified in Articles 347, 348 and 349 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. In order to be able to use an internal model in accordance with Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2142-12

…by the Agence de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Act no. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or more medically assisted procreation act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-10

…lidarity pursuant to 7° of Article L. 711-8 ; 7° Where the chamber's budget has not been adopted by 31 March of the year following the financial year concerned or has not been approved by the supervis…

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