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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-13

…les as defined in article R. 421-1, 2nd paragraph, that they are nationals of a Member State of the European Economic Community other than France, the Holy See, San Marino or Monaco, or that they have…

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

Article R214-36

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to risk mutual funds. II. - The ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

Doctors, pharmacists and odontologists covered by the statutes listed below may, insofar as these statutes authorise them to do so and provided that they perform their duties in separate establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of telemedical acts

Article R6316-1

Telemedicine, as defined in article L. 6316-1 , refers to medical acts performed at a distance, by means of a device using information and communication technologies. The following constitute telemedi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…ce service providers are the legal persons defined in e) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. They shall be authorised, under the conditions laid down in this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-7

…y : 1° Level 1, 2A or 2B liquid assets as defined in Articles 10,11 and 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 of 10 October 2014, which are valued in accordance with this regulation and which are is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-12

…tion, by any organisation whatsoever, of a labile blood product or a plasma paste, for direct therapeutic use or intended for the preparation of health products, is subject to authorisation issued by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requirements as to good repute

Article L512-4

The provisions set out in I to VI of article L. 322-2 apply to insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and secondary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-71

For a single cinematographic work:1° The amount invested by the production company under the automatic audiovisual production account may not exceed €500,000;2° The total amount invested by the produc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-11

The income of the régies endowed with sole financial autonomy, including taxes as well as charges, is the subject of a special budget appended to the municipal budget voted by the municipal council. H…

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