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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Accounts and deposits.

Article R312-18

…213-32 to L. 213-35 ; c) Other instruments of last rank mentioned in b of 9° of article L. 613-31-16, for which the issue contract provides that they absorb losses as a going concern;d) Securities w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-35

…inition given in article D. 1332-15 and transmitted under the conditions defined in article D. 1332-16 ; 2° The profiles when they are drawn up, revised and updated, determined according to the rules…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-4

…public agissant sous son autorité; 2° En application du 11° de l'article 4 du décret n° 2009-707 du 16 juin 2009 modififié relatif aux services déconcentrés de la direction générale des finances publi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-2

…7° May set up revenue and expenditure accounts under the conditions laid down in article R. 821-14-16; 8° Concludes contracts, agreements and procurement contracts on behalf of the High Council; 9° K…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-3

…2013-793 of 30 August 2013, no. 2014-1127 of 3 October 2014, no. 2015-1231 of 6 October 2015, no. 2016-1276 of 29 September 2016 and no. 2017-739 of 4 May 2017 revaluing the flat-rate amount of the re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…reproductions of the said protected objects that he makes. II. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-4

…f the municipality in 2020 multiplied by the correction coefficient mentioned in B of IV of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020; 1° ter The product determined by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6-1

…ome statement or one of the key ratios. Communication with the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the Commercial Code 15. In accordance with the principles defined in the standard "Communicati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ing the wording "talent passport" provided for in Articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10, L. 421-13 or L. 421-16 to L. 421-21; 8° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-European bl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-5

…the conditions for implementing the protocol respect the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Titl…

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