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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-16

…f the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-7-1, the reference to 2013 is replaced by the reference to 2015.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-1

For the application of Article R. 134-2, notwithstanding Article 142-3 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

…sulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2019-740 du 17 juillet 2019 L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-11

…cle L. 2334-7 of the General Local Authorities Code, in its version prior to article 150 of law no. 2015-1785 of 29 December 2015 on finance for 2016, from the additional allocation or the special all…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-50-1

Articles 258 to 275 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 are applicable at group level.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…heir units or shares shall be called upon by the company under the conditions laid down in Article 331 of the French Code of Civil Procedure. All the members referred to in Article L. 236-40 who have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment income

Article R343-16

…R. 343-14, for undertakings carrying on both the operations referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 310-1 whose technical provisions relating to the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1, c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-25

The authorisations shall specify the elements listed in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2015/566. Authorisations issued in this way may be modified, suspended or withdrawn in whole or in part by the Direct…

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