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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-8

If the funds referred to in article D. 214-80 are marketed by several distributors, the information on marketing and distribution costs given in the key investor information document, the fund rules,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Light leisure accommodation.

Article D333-1

The rules relating to light leisure dwellings are set out in articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D212-69

Admission consists of: 1° Either giving the spectator a ticket printed on paper taken from a counterfoil book, a roll or a vending machine. The admission charge in question is known as a "printed tick…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

The purpose of project studies is to :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-39

Associations approved at national or regional level and appearing on the list referred to in II of article L. 1114-1 receive a public subsidy intended to finance the allowance paid to user representat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-5

For the application of article L. 1237-18-5, the employer sends the administrative authority an information document on the terminations pronounced as part of the mobility leave, set by order of the M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Competencies required to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education

Article D1161-1

Therapeutic patient education may be provided by the healthcare professionals mentioned in Books I and II and Titles I to VII of Book III of Part Four of this Code. It may be provided with the assista…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-50

The person responsible for the enclosed artificial bathing area uses treatment products and processes which are not likely, either by themselves or through their residues, to present a direct or indir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article D1811-1

For the application of the provisions of Part One to the communes of French Polynesia:1° The references to the representative of the State in the department or collectivity, the prefect and the region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-89

The urbanisation perimeter of existing new towns or towns to be created mentioned in 2° of article L. 2333-70 is set under the conditions laid down by Articles L. 5311-1 to L. 5311-3. Failing publicat…

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