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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-2

…1 of this code;d) An indication of the main characteristics of the units of account selected, which may be validly done by providing the key information document or the specific information document p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of farm profits

Article 63

…cultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall be deemed to be profits from the agricultural holding.Income from harness racing activiti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue

Article L4425-24

…ted and evolve in the same way as the overall operating allocation. This change does not apply from 2009.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

…sible for issuing unique identifiers in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 3512-26(6). III.-The entity issuing unique identifiers may only use independent subcontractors within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1519-1

…III of this Part to Saint-Barthélemy:1° Les dispositions prévues aux 3° et 7° de l'article R. 1331-26, à l'article R. 1331-29 et au premier alinéa de l'article R. 1331-32 ne sont pas applicables ;2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D4312-10

…staff numbers and staff costs for the financial year to which the draft budget relates. This report may detail the region's forward-looking human resources management approach. This report may be base…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité à le délivrer, ou d'un titre reconnu équivalent dans des conditions fixées…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…cle L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Article L. 5121-12 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

…optional nature entrusted to management centres.2° Regulatory and individual decisions taken by the mayor in the exercise of his police powers. However, the following are excluded:those relating to tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-154 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-155 and L. 214-156 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-157 Act no. 2016-1691 o…

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