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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-26

…article 82 of the same regulation. The amount of prudential own funds referred to in Article R. 351-18 eligible to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article L. 352-1 is equal to th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R591-14

…er fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 are unusable," are deleted; 5° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 6° Articles R. 522-1 and R. 522-2 do not apply; 7°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…f joint ownership, the joint owners' association; 4° For the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-18, the owner or owners of the building, or the syndicate of co-owners in the case of joint ownershi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1874-1

I. - The articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

…and physico-chemical properties of chemical agents provided for in articles R. 4412-17 and R. 4412-18 ; 3° Measures to be taken in the event of intervention in a confined space provided for in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-2

…he local authority"; 2° In 4° of Article R. 3512-2, the words: "as defined by Decree No. 96-1136 of 18 December 1996 laying down the safety requirements for collective play areas" are deleted; 3° In A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

…the exception of those of II of article R. 6523-16, of a of article R. 6523-17, of article R. 6523-18 insofar as it adds a 3° and a 4° to III of article R. 6123-3, of article R. 6523-19 and of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-23

I. - For the application of 1° of article R. 5141-18 , when reference is made to published scientific literature, the experts shall justify the use of this bibliographical documentation and demonstrat…

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

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…n thresholds set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat;3 (paragraph repealed with effect from 1st January 2005) ;4 (Repealed) ;5. Any person who, for the needs of his economic activity, delivers for the fir…

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