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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-5

…lating to roads and digital infrastructure;3° The metropolitan areas referred to in Title I of Book II of Part Five;4° The public establishments referred to in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…articles L. 2312-9 and L. 2312-11 to L. 2312-13 of the Labour Code and those provided for in 7° of II of article 15 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

…sis of consolidated data. The rules laid down in Section 3 of Chapter I and in Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title shall apply to the calculation of the own funds eligible to cover the Solvency Capi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-2

…hat in no way prejudge actual market trends or the personal situation of the policyholder or member.II - For commitments covered by 2° of article L. 134-1, simulations of surrender or transfer values…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-1

…in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister responsible for the economy.II. - The management of a deposit account for natural persons not acting for professional purposes i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…It may refer to the Committee any question concerning the operation of the special purpose entity. II.- The person in charge of the special purpose entity may only allow access to the bodies of train…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R326-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 134-3, if it:1° Demonstrates, through the composition of its deliberative and management bodies,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 257

…tivity, within the meaning of article 256 A, by any person who is therefore taxable in this respect.II. - The following transactions are treated as supplies of goods or services for consideration, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-2

…of activity, determined by decree, is not required for the employee mentioned in article L. 5212-13.II - The employee's project may be supported by one of the operators financed by the body mentioned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-5

…ks is defined in Article 113 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. II-The correlation coefficients applied for the purposes of aggregating the risk modules referred to…

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