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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…ojects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 254 of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-21

…ment section and a revenue from the operating section.For the application of 20° of article L. 5217-12-1, the metropolitan authority proceeds with the annual write-back of equipment subsidies received…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-2

…the Defence Code, the competent administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 1453-10, L. 1453-12 and L. 1453-14 of this Code is the Minister of Defence. For the application of the provisions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5123-27

…for the scheme. The agreement stipulates that, during the period provided for in 6° of article R. 5123-23, the company undertakes not to apply for any agreement for the allocation of the special allo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

The surgical care activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6122-25 consists of the diagnostic or therapeutic management of patients requiring or likely to require an invasive or minimally invasive inter…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to certain uses of works of visual art in the context of research and higher education activities

Article L139-1

…agement organisation authorises the reproduction and representation of the works mentioned in 7° to 12° of article L. 112-2, for the exclusive purpose of illustrating publications or works, distribute…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-2

In the event of a portfolio transfer ordered pursuant to 14° of I of article L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, any part of the rights of policyholders, contract holders, members and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-27

…nformation provided for in Article L. 313-11 ; or 2° Without having, in disregard of article L. 313-12, warned the borrower of the specific risk that the contract may entail for him in view of his fin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

…e has provided the public prosecutor with the information provided for in 1° to 6° of l'article 728-12.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…gations set out in Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-14, with the exception of III bis of article L. 533-12, articles L. 533-15 and L. 533-18 to L. 533-18-2, I of article L. 533-19, and articles L. 533-24…

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