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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article D314-15

…ons for categories of transactions of the same nature involving similar risks, mentioned in article L. 314-6, are calculated by the Banque de France. The Minister for the Economy publishes these rates…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-15

…of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, taking into account the nature, scale and complexity of such transactions, shall m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

…governed by Article 1 of Decree no. 63-683 of 13 July 1963, to their unitholders, under conditions set by decree (1), of the construction premiums provided for in l'article R. 311-1 of the Code de la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-15

The National Committee meets as a section or in plenary session, when convened by the minister(s) responsible for social action, health and social security. The secretariat is provided by the departme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

I.-The Nuclear Safety Authority appoints the radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-15

…href='/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006074069&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006797246&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid' title='Code de l'action sociale et des familles - art. L262-32 (V)'&g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…to have its representativeness established at national and cross-industry level pursuant to article L. 2152-4: 1° The certificates of the statutory auditor(s) defined in article R. 2152-6 and in IV of…

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

Article R331-16

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-16

The agenda for meetings of the National Committee is set by the minister(s) responsible for social action, health and social security.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-16

…ted if it : 1° Does not fall within the remit of the conciliators' conference as defined in Article L. 141-4 ; 2° Is manifestly inadmissible under the provisions of article R. 141-15, and cannot be co…

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