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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-6

For the application of article L. 2334-20, the data to be taken into account is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding the financial year for which the allocation is made, with the exception of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-23

…lectronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and in compliance…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28

I.-The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in I of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of I of arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

…he last paragraph of article L. 132-8, for the application of the first paragraph of article L. 132-27-2, the date on which the insurance undertaking becomes aware of the death of the insured is the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…f a post that cannot be immediately filled under the conditions provided for by Law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of 26 Januar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…fined by decree. This article applies to contracts entered into or subscriptions made on or after 1 January 2020. Contracts taken out or subscriptions made on or after 1 January 2022 shall refer to un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

…part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D744-12

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Januar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure

Article R5121-51-1

…the Director General of the Agency refers the matter to the coordination group mentioned in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations with the partner health care organisation

Article R6323-29

…essment of the risk level of the pregnancy with regard to the criteria mentioned in article R. 6323-27 ; 2° The conditions for transferring women and their newborns at any time during childbirth and t…

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