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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-46

An insurance undertaking may use a financial futures instrument in anticipation of an investment if the following conditions are met throughout the transaction: a) The undertaking holds or will receiv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-46

…f the current prohibition period. Special authorisations to carry out specific acts of exploitation may be granted under the conditions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article R. 623-45.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-4

I. - The Rhône-Alpes region may delegate some of its powers to the Lyon metropolitan authority, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1111-8. II. - By agreement with the Rhône-Alpes region, at th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-49

…and initialled either by a judge of the commercial court, a judge of the judicial court, or by the mayor of the municipality of the registered office or a deputy mayor, in the ordinary form and witho…

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

Article R214-44

…of the management company before the end of the lock-up period provided for in VII of article L. 214-28.The fund rules define the terms and conditions under which interest is charged on amounts not p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-42

…tics exceed the quality limits for raw water set by the decree mentioned in II of article R. 1321-7 may not be used for the production of water intended for human consumption. However, the use of wate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5132-44

…psychotropic substances, in doses or concentrations too low to justify their being subject to them, may be exempted, by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicame…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-4

…renewable term of six years. One or more alternates are appointed under the same conditions.No one may perform the duties of chairman or alternate chairman of a disciplinary chamber if they have reac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-4

The Autorité de la concurrence shall have investigation departments headed by a rapporteur general appointed by order of the minister responsible for the economy after consulting the college. These de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

…in the absence of adoption of the budget before that date, the President of the Territorial Council may, with the authorisation of the Territorial Council, commit, liquidate and mandate investment exp…

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