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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-3

…rating allocation is determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3334-1 and to article L. 3334-2, without application of article L. 3334-7-1. The flat-rate alloca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-4

I. - Exposures to the public entities referred to in Article L. 513-2 are assets, such as loans, or off-balance sheet commitments to or fully guaranteed by the entities listed below: 1. Central govern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-4

…embryos being received by another couple or another woman under the conditions set out in articles L. 2141-5 and L. 2141-6;2° Their embryos being the subject of research under the conditions set out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12

…rred to it with a view to the release of a seclusion or restraint measure taken pursuant to article L. 3222-5-1. In this case, it shall give its decision within the time limits laid down in II of arti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-15

…relating to the departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment are set out in articles L. 3333-4 to L. 3333-7 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, which are reproduced bel…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…capita income, the population taken into account is that defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 2334-2.The synthetic levy index is obtained by adding the amounts obtained in a and b, weighting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-14

…mployees include at least one person meeting the conditions set out in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 131-13; 5° It has its registered office, a branch or an establishment related to its speciality w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-1

Independently of the implementation of the provisions of article L. 4721-5, the Labour Inspector shall refer the matter to the judicial judge ruling in summary proceedings in order to order any measur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-13

Contracts for which the withdrawal period defined in article L. 222-7 may not be started by the parties before the end of this period without the consumer's agreement. Where the consumer exercises his…

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