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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: National fund for the development of water supplies.

Article R2335-10

All supplies of drinking water, whether paid for or free of charge, give rise to the application of the charge, with the exception of: 1° Supplies made to other public drinking water distribution serv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-99

Authorisation to carry out neurosurgical care is not required from a health establishment or a health cooperation group when it holds an authorisation to carry out the surgical care activity mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-13

…graph of Article D. 3141-12 as well as to workshops, worksites and other establishments working exclusively for the operation and maintenance of these undertakings, whether or not they are annexed to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-6

…loyment or a contract of practice, provided that the purpose of this contract is the direct and exclusive practice of one of the professions provided for in article L. 1453-4;2° Proceeds from the expl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-56

The amounts provided for in articles R. 332-54 and R. 332-55 are calculated net of the value of guarantees received under an eligible master agreement. An eligible master agreement meets all of the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-9

…the commission provided for in article R. 1611-12.The issuer shall pay into these accounts, to the exclusion of all others, the funds corresponding to the face value of the purchase of personalised s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…nteed commitments, including guaranteed bonds, and commitments in the form of financial instruments used for hedging purposes which form an integral part of the hedging pool and which are guaranteed i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D593-2

…her own reproduction of all or part of the elements of the file by any means, and in particular by using a portable scanner or taking photographs. The same applies when the lawyer consults the file a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-3

…ich it is governed.III.-.The report on payments provided for in I of this article shall mention the amount of any individual payment, or set of payments where they are linked together, equal to or in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-10

…s covered by the contract, it may be stipulated that, for any error or omission in the declarations used as a basis for fixing the premium, the insured must pay, in addition to the amount of the premi…

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