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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1990 as amended or decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 which is being applied; - whether it conc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a medical device or its accessories is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros: 1° Without the EU declar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-68

…gations of the beneficiary of the job security contract and the conditions under which the contract may be terminated, in the event of failure to meet these obligations, at the initiative of the bodie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…ning of the insurance and reinsurance markets, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, after informing the competent authority of the home Member State, take appropriate measures to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the division of powers between authorities

Article L515-5

…ness in France is located on French territory, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may agree with the competent authority of the intermediary's home Member State to act in relation to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-33

I. - Where the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 are part of a group within the meaning of Article L. 511-20, a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3, a group within the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article R60-1

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…and rescue service are set by the latter's board of directors. To this end, the board of directors may take into account, for the benefit of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-mun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

The electronic communications operators mentioned in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code are required to communicate, by interconnection to the automated processing o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

I. - The insurance undertakings, provident institutions and unions mentioned in I of Article L. 132-9-3 of the Insurance Code, as well as the mutual insurers or unions mentioned in Article L. 223-10-2…

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