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Showing 21412150 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

…ed by the State representative in the region in accordance with the provisions of law no. 75-535 of 30 June 1975 relating to social and medico-social institutions;2° Carrying out the tasks set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-51

…e end of this period, this shall constitute authorisation.II. - When the supervisory board alone adopts a decision relating to a financial agreement pursuant to IV of Article L. 613-46-1, the parent u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33

The national harm reduction guidelines for drug users referred to in article L. 3121-5 are reproduced in appendix 31-2 to this code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-11

…mpensation paid in consideration for a transfer carried out pursuant to 3° and 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-36, Article L. 311-42, Article L. 311-48 or Article L. 311-50 shall be paid by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-53

I. - The articles L. 2334-26 to L. 2334-30 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2334-27, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-22

…Bulletin. This date starts the foreclosure period set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 613-30. Creditors whose claims have not been declared may be relieved of their foreclosure under the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-47

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-46, a decree sets the deadlines within which the employee must submit his request for leave.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-105

I. - The limit referred to in article L. 214-39 must be complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 214-43.The manage…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-23

…panies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, production companies will lose their right to invest them.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Exceptional entry of sums on the automatic account

Article 919-61

…panies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, the distribution companies will lose their right to invest them.

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