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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-9

…representatives in bodies where their presence is necessary; 10° Mobilisation of health democracy; 11° Investment in property and equipment. These levers are set out in the regional health plan.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Board of Directors of the Institut Gustave Roussy.

Article D6162-8

In application of article L. 6162-11, the composition of the Board of Directors of the Institut Gustave Roussy derogates from the provisions of articles L. 6162-7 and D. 6162-1 on the following points…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-1

…ed by the undertaking may not be sold, except to qualified investors mentioned in II of article L. 411-2. II. - The units or shares and debt securities issued by the securitisation undertaking may giv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, or if this decision is no longer in force. II. - The authorisation of a branch of a third-coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…ng the death and until the application of the rate of the new tax household constituted as from 1st September of the second year following that of the death under the conditions provided for in articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…e public establishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public institution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

…eation of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation and defined in II of article L. 5211-5 and after each renewal of the deliberative body of the public establishment of intercommunal co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…° of Article R. 332-2 is evaluated as follows. The assets mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 10°, 11°, 12° and 13° of article R. 332-2 as well as the securities issued by mutual insurance companies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…225-12 of the penal code; 7° Crime of theft committed in an organised gang provided for by article 311-9 of the Penal Code; 8° Aggravated crimes of extortion provided for by Articles 312-6 and 312-7 d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

…ority is subject to confidentiality obligations equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17 and L. 613-50-7 with regard to the information it may receive.To this end, the resolut…

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