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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-52

…es that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may take place from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of the general renewal of the municipal councils or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-15

…ommitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period of twelve months, is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year. The amount of the guarantee is revised when the commitment is renewed. III - T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-44

…age and processing of personal data of the nature mentioned in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms are authorised solely for the purposes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

…pplication ofarticle 28 of law no. 98-535 of 1st July 1998 orarticle 189 of law no. 2002-73 of 17th January 2002 on social modernisation; 3° Hold a qualification in occupational health and risk preven…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…the general ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the 2012 finances for chambers of trades and crafts.This individual ceiling is obtained, for each of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…cle R. 332-3, the value on the balance sheet of an insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 of the assets mentioned below admitted to represent regulated commitments may not exceed, unl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…09-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-3-1 Act no. 2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 521-3-2 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 521-4 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…09-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-3-1 Act no. 2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 521-3-2 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 521-4 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-14

…of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, who is appointed under the conditions set out in article 10 of the aforementioned Act of 26 July 1983 and holds the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Off…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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