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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-109

…ces à percevoir en vertu des dispositions des articles R. 2333-105 to R. 2333-108 is established on 31 December of the year preceding the start of each annual collection period. The amount of the fee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-8

The provisions of this section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies and whose cor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-15

For the purposes of Article A. 132-11, the profit-sharing account includes an item entitled "Ceded reinsurance balance". Only risk reinsurance is taken into account, i.e. reinsurance in which the rein…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-38

The alphabetical file indicates:1° For natural persons, their birth name, customary name, forenames, date and place of birth, the activity carried out and the address of the establishment or, failing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-11

In the event of a serious adverse reaction likely to be due to a tattooing product, the persons responsible for placing a tattooing product on the market, the health professionals who have observed it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of automated external defibrillators by non-physicians

Article R6311-14

Automated external defibrillators, which for the purposes of this section are fully automatic external defibrillators and semi-automatic external defibrillators, are a medical device authorised to be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…to cover all the expenses associated with the dissolution, its deliberative assembly adopts, before 31 March of the year in which the public establishment is wound up, or before 15 April of the year i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…iament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 shall provide the following documents to the Autorité des marchés financiers:1° The written agreement with the depositary referred to in Article L. 214-10;2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-20

…e sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers within five working days of receipt. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-60

…pital of which is held by partners mentioned in 6° of B of I of the article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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