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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-1

Life insurance undertakings are authorised to enter into commitments in the event of life or death, with the exception of temporary insurance commitments in the event of death, under the conditions se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

Collective management organisations invest income from the exploitation of rights and income resulting from the investment of such income in accordance with the general investment and risk management…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-14

…appointed by the president of the association of mayors of the department or, where there are several associations of mayors in the department, by the prefect in consultation with them and, in Paris,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-16

An agreement of objectives is signed between the State and the National Sports Agency for a period of between three and five calendar years. It determines the public policy actions for sport entrusted…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10

It is prohibited: 1° For any person to administer or attempt to administer to athletes one or more substances or methods included on the list of prohibited substances mentioned in article L. 232-9. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-17

When, for three consecutive years, the number of deaths in a municipality has exceeded the average mortality figure for France, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will carry out a surv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LAND ARTIFICIALISATION

Article L2231-1

The mayor of a municipality or the president of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with a local urban development plan, an urban development document in its place or a communal map…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-12

The payment service provider of the payee shall apply effective risk-based procedures, including procedures based on the risk assessment referred to in Article L. 561-4-1, to determine whether to carr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Management, administrative and executive bodies

Article L323-13

The procedures referred to in Article L. 323-12 provide in particular for the drawing up of an annual individual declaration by each of the members, who are natural persons, of the board of directors,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LOCAL PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article L1531-1

Local authorities and their groupings may create, within the framework of the powers assigned to them by law, local public companies in which they hold all the capital.These companies are competent to…

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