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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…der No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 issued in application of Article 32 of Law No. 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 relating to the protection of personal data and amending Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…misstatement due to fraud, at the level of the accounts taken as a whole, the statutory auditor adapts its overall approach to the engagement. In doing so, he: -reviews the assignment of audit team m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…meter adopted, in compliance with the objectives set out in I and II of article L. 5210-1-1 and the guidelines defined in III of the same article, by the departmental commission(s) for inter-communal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…to account in these percentages. The percentages mentioned in the second paragraph are increased to 30% when the allocation of free shares benefits all of the company's salaried employees. Above the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…the simulated interest rate curves, and applying, in respect of management expenses, a discount of 30 basis points to each of the rates used, the difference between the probable values of the commitm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-5 art R131-1 et R131-11

…e year ended;2.1.2.1.4. That it sets the subscriptions payable by its members;2.1.2.1.5. That it adopts, on the proposal of the competent governing body, the internal regulations and the financial reg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…ese plans, pursuant to article L. 1214-3 of the Transport Code and article 28 of law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport. II.-The authorisation granted by the Publ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…ned in 1 to 11 of Article 29 of the ENR Directive, verified under the conditions set out in Article 30 of the same Directive. C.-For the application of 1° of 1 of B of this V, the quantities of energy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…an area between France's land border with the States party to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990 and a line drawn 20 kilometres below, as well as in areas accessible to the public in port…

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