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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156-1

I.-The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-115 are those referred to in 1 of the I of article D. 211-1 A. II.-A société civile de placement immobilier may enter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-22

I. - The insurance undertaking and any agents it appoints to manage the financial aspects of the plan shall exercise the voting rights attached to the securities held to represent the commitments of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

For the purposes of this section, foodstuffs as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and substances, mixtures and articles as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006, with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°c: Urban areas to be revitalised

Article 1383 F

I.-Real estate properties located in a dynamic urban area defined in II of Article 44 sexdecies are exempt from property tax on built-up properties. The exemption applies to buildings attached to an e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 E

I.-Subject to II of this article, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general decision taken under the conditions def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may exercise the right of access to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L424-3

I.-Articles L. 232-18-7, L. 232-18-9 to L. 232-20 and L. 232-20-2 are applicable in French Polynesia. II.For the application of I: 1° In article L. 232-18-7: a) The words: "tribunal judiciaire" are re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

I.-A trading venue is a regulated market within the meaning of Article L. 421-1, a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-10

I. - When the competent authorities of a Member State or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wish, in specific cases, to verify the information relating to an entity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-1

I. - Any failure, in the context of a regulated activity, to comply with the provisions adopted in application of article L. 5132-8 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000:1°…

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