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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…n may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finance company referred to in II of Article L. 613-34 to take one or more of the early intervention measures mentioned in II when,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 197 A

…all worldwide income provided for in a of this article, the alimony payments provided for in 2° of II of article 156 are allowed as a deduction under the same conditions and limits, when these paymen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

…establishment's psychiatrist will draw up a medical opinion based on the patient's medical records. II - Copies of the certificates and medical opinions provided for in this article and in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-2

…owers of the territorial council are exercised by the representative of the State in the community. II - The procedures for electing and running the territorial council of the Order of Nurses of Saint…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-16

…5212-15 to L. 5212-17 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 5212-15, after the words "ordinary law" the words…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-1

…ovisions contained in articles R. 2324-34 and R. 2324-35, the collective crèches mentioned in 1° of II of article R. 2324-17 form their teams in such a way as to comply with the following minimum rati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-9-1

…y not commence the provision of services; 3° Or that he may not commence the provision of services. II. - Within the same period of one month from receipt of the declaration, if examination of the fil…

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

Article R321-16

…o the implementation, where applicable, of the measures provided for in Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code, the AMF may apply the provisions of Art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 761

…R. 211-3-21, R. 211-3-23 of the Code of Judicial Organisation and in the matters listed in Table IV-II annexed to the Code of Judicial Organisation ; 3° Excluding matters falling within the exclusive…

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