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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-31

The prefect shall refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1612-20, when the accounts of the municipal or inter-municipal public establishment show a de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-278

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts validates the following information and documents: 1°…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

Any natural or legal person who is a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who wishes to become establishe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-1

For the application of articles L. 132-20-2 et L. 217-3, a list of twenty mediators is drawn up by the Minister responsible for culture on the proposal of the approved collective management bodies app…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R112-2

This application shall be submitted on a form defined by the order mentioned in article R. 112-1. It sets out the factual situation in accordance with 1° du II de l'article 9 de la loi n° 2014-1545 du…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

The guarantee fund of the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 authorised to operate one or more of the classes referred to in 20 to 28 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-83

Any reinsurance treaty by which a company governed by this section cedes to one or more undertakings its risks in a proportion exceeding 90% of the total premiums relating to the reinsured risks must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-21

On a proposal from the most representative departmental emergency medical transport association referred to in article R. 6312-20 and after obtaining the opinion of the medical transport sub-committee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R784-11

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R323-5

The designation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-1, in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-3, in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-4, in the second…

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