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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-10-1

…are foreign undertakings having their registered office in the Swiss Confederation and mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1. For the application of this book, the companies mentioned in the prev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R754-18

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-3

…llow the procedure laid down in Article R. 4534-117, subject to compliance with the requirements of 2° to 4° of the same Article. He shall follow the procedure laid down in Article R. 4534-128, subjec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-3

The orthoptist may carry out the amblyopia screening mentioned in 2° of article L. 4342-1 for children aged between 9 and 15 months and the refractive disorder screening mentioned in the same 2° for c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Vacant estates.

Article 1344

…ting the curatorship of the vacant estate to the administrative authority in charge of the estates; 2° An indication of the places where the inventory is made; 3° A description and estimate of the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

…2-21-1 Act no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 2122-22, with the exception of its 13°, 18°, 19°, 21°, 22°, 23°, 25°, 28° and 29° law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 2122-23 law no. 2004-809 of 13 Aug…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

…publisher. Any person offering access to an electronic communications network within the meaning of 2° of article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code is also considered to be a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R412-2

…ts specialising in holidays for children and young people, for families with school-going children; 2° People receiving social assistance or holiday vouchers; 3° Reception of families in difficulty an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article A222-2

…in the case of a foreign work, the title under which the work is published in France, if different;2° The number of the cinematographic exhibition licence in the case of a cinematographic work or, wh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-22

…ovided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works ;2° The award of selective financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions…

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