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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-227

…the conditions defined in article D. 214-233 for securitisation undertakings and in article L. 214-24-8 for specialised financing undertakings, and to carry out any act required to hold the securitie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

In addition to its chairman, the college of experts referred to in Article L. 1142-24-4 comprises: 1° Two doctors competent in the field of cardiology ; 2° One person with expertise in personal injury…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

A public interest grouping, called the "Health Data Platform", is set up by the State, organisations representing patients and users of the healthcare system, producers of health data and public and p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01°: Energy savings

Article 1383-0 B

1. Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501 bis

I.-For the application of articles 1498 and 1499 in ports, with the exception of marinas, the rental value of quays and open spaces relating to these quays, assigned to loading, unloading, transhipmen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-8

…ions provided for in II and III of the article 109 and to the article 111 of the aforementioned loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004. IX. - On the date of entry into force of the decree or decrees provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…Article L. 1462-1.The public interest grouping is not subject toArticle 64 of Law no. 2007-1822 of 24 December 2007 on the finances for 2008.The public interest grouping is subject to economic and fi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-5

…ject to the provisions of Titles I, II and III of this Book. However, the provisions of article L. 124-3 do not prevent the application of the rules concerning the allocation of the insurance indemnit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-30

…considers raising one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3°, 8° and 9° of Article 764-24 and in article 764-25, there is no need to inform the competent authority of the sentencing State…

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