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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-45

…e, or the health auxiliary card; c) Or belonging to one of the professions regulated in books I and III of part IV of this code; 4° Ambulance drivers. Those concerned must hold a category B driving li…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…y relevant developments to verify that the above conditions continue to be met on an ongoing basis. III. - Credit institutions, finance companies, financial holding companies, mixed financial holding…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

…with information relating to the actual or estimated quantity of goods destroyed and their nature. III. - Where the holder of the goods has not confirmed in writing that he consents to their destruct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Withholding of copyright tax

Article 285 bis

…rs, collective rights management organisations and producers who pay the rights referred to in 2 of III of article 293 B must, except where the author has waived this arrangement pursuant to 3, deduct…

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

Article D214-80-3

…ribed before deduction of fees is equal to 150% of the initial amount of ordinary units subscribed; iii) An optimistic scenario: at the end of the period mentioned in i) of a) of this 3°, the amount o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article D312-23

…his behalf, for the designation of a credit institution in accordance with the procedure set out in III of Article L. 312-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1

…ent mentioned in article L. 214-1 of this code, provident institutions and unions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Code de la sécurité sociale and by II of article L. 727-2 of the Code rural et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-133

Notwithstanding the provisions of Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code : 1° The shares are fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-3

…that the arrangements for employee involvement have been laid down in accordance with Chapters I to III of Title V of Book II of Part Two of the Labour Code.He also checks that the formation of the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…Safety Authority;9° The Director General of the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire.III. - The following may also take part in Committee meetings, if they so wish, depending on the age…

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