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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-3

The gender and anti-discrimination referent and the safety and security referent are appointed jointly by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-97

Credit institutions and finance companies other than those referred to in Article L. 511-89 may, with the authorisation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, entrust the tasks of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Equipment and property leasing companies

Article L515-2

Where they do not collect repayable funds from the public as referred to in article L. 312-2, companies which manage, on a regular basis, companies created with a view to carrying out the transactions…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book II: Provisions specific to each court.

Article 1032

The referring court shall be seised by a declaration made at the registry of that court.Where the referring court is seised by the Public Prosecutor, the declaration shall be made by the person exerci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4

The information memorandum referred to in article L. 132-5-2, the notice referred to in article L. 132-5-3 or, where they are equivalent to the information memorandum in accordance with article L. 132…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-2

The work referred to in article R. 4543-1 may not be carried out on equipment which has not been the subject of a specific safety study, carried out by the company responsible for the work, referred t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

In relation to the base of dispersion constituted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the F…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44-1

The resolution college shall ensure compliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the res…

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