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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L3631-2

…may draw up official reports of violations of articles L. 3611-2 and L. 3611-3 of this code and the regulations made for their application, when committed on municipal territory, on the territory of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-3

…rs who have demonstrated an adequate knowledge of the French language under conditions laid down by regulation. They may be withdrawn at any time.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-2

…rk, in particular by acquiring or holding strategic equity interests; 4° Ensuring that the laws and regulations specific to the entities in the network are applied; 5° Ensuring that the reinsurance re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

…butions of the administrative, management and supervisory body provided for in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, the written policies shall specify whether it is the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-21

Each year, the insurer calculates the amount of the theoretical mathematical reserve that would be required to ensure the payment of immediate and deferred life annuities on the basis of the service v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-2

Unless otherwise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

…seil du commissariat aux comptes, under conditions that comply with the provisions of Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. When they concern statutory auditors who do not carry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-6

One or more shareholders or associates representing at least 5% of the share capital, the works council, the public prosecutor, the Autorité des marchés financiers for persons and entities whose finan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-3

Any trader providing a service shall, on request, provide the consumer with the following additional information:1° Where the price is not determined in advance by the service provider for a given typ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Product definition

Article 434

…of wine, cider, perry or mead, products that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999, for other drinks by the decrees in the Council of State…

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