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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I : JOINT UNDERTAKINGS COMPOSED OF COMMUNES AND PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION OR EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5711-4

…le or established pursuant to Article L. 5721-2, following the procedure defined in Article L. 5211-18.The accession of a semi-public association to another semi-public association does not affect the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D742-9

…plying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-9

…plying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-9

…plying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…noise attacks as provided for in article 222-16;- threats as provided for in articles 222-17 to 222-18-3;- unintentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-19-1, 222-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

…nderstood to be in accordance with the provisions of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013. The independence of control staff shall be guaranteed. The remuneration of each member of staf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 0

…Code, the Public Health Code and other regulations in force. (3) Article 7 of the Order of 25 July 2013 setting out the terms and conditions for accrediting authorising officers to assigning public a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-19

…pose investment fund may also include, up to the limit of 10% stipulated in II of article R. 214-32-18 : 1° warrants ; 2° Savings bonds 3° Promissory notes 4° mortgage notes 5° Shares or units in FIAs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

I.-Small and medium-sized non-road diesel retail businesses that, as at 1 January 2020, do not have facilities for storing and distributing diesel that is not coloured and traced, subject to corporati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

The Regional Commission appoints a panel of experts from the national list of medical accident experts, ensuring that these experts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence fro…

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