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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

…surance undertakings to finance the intervention of the guarantee fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation of an insurance undertaking covering, in the territory of the French Republic, ri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-4

Prior to the expiry of the appeal period or, in the event of an appeal, prior to the decision of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique, planning permission may not be granted or con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2131-21

The director of the healthcare organisation or institution within which the centre is set up shall declare to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine any change in the composition of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-210

The following principles, which are traditional in the practice of dentistry, are binding on all dentists, except in cases where their observance would be incompatible with a legislative or regulatory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-21

The committee meets when convened by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, as often as necessary. It submits a detailed opinion on each application for individual authorisation or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-21

In the absence of a reference perimeter, the extension or reduction of the market enclosure and its transfer within the same department are decided by the manager. If such a perimeter has been created…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-5

A marriage declared null and void by a decision of a French court or a foreign court whose authority is recognised in France does not render null and void the declaration provided for in article 21-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall carry out an enhanced review of any transaction that is particularly complex or involves an unusually large amount or does not appear to have any econ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-10-1

In the case of a takeover bid, persons who have entered into an agreement with the author of a takeover bid with a view to obtaining control of the company that is the subject of the bid are deemed to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-1

The appropriations required for the operation of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Educational Council and, where applicable, for the carrying out of its studies are the subject of a s…

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