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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…of the General Local Authorities Code in the version in force on the date of publication of Act No. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017.The classification of communes as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

…edge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment funds governed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17

The rules of the company savings plan provide that part of the sums collected may be allocated to the acquisition of units in funds invested, within the limits provided for in article L. 214-164 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-46

…of each batch of devices incorporating, as an integral part, a substance which, if used separately, may be considered to be a blood-derived medicinal product, the manufacturer must inform the authoris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…c and e to g of 1a of I of Article 885-0 V bis of this Code, in the version in force on 31 December 2017 ;the donee carries out his or her main professional activity or one of the functions listed in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take the necessary precautionary measures. To this end, it may: 1° Place the person under special supervision ; 2° Instruct one or more of its staff to carry o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Approval of professional associations

Article A512-9

The file provided for in Article R. 513-24 includes: 1° Information relating to the representativeness requirement referred to in Article R. 513-22: a) The number of insurance brokers and agents who a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-7

…cular the indicators relating to production costs in agriculture mentioned in III of article L. 631-24 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. The distributor may ask the manufacturer to appoint an in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33

…with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to them under the terms of Article L. 511-24. It may examine the conditions of their operation and the quality of their financial situation, t…

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