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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-102

…te collective investment undertaking by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the quota mentioned in 2° of article L. 214-37 and the limits and ratios stipulated in articles R. 214-92 to R. 214-101 are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article L4022-5

…sets the scientific guidelines for periodic certification and issues opinions which are made public;2° It ensures that the players involved in the periodic certification procedure are independent of a…

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

Article R214-32-24-1

…nother specified variable, and consequently varies in a manner similar to a stand-alone derivative ;2° The economic characteristics and risks of the financial contract are not closely related to the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-1

…horisation shall specify: 1° The organs or tissues or vascularised tissues for which it is granted; 2° The indication or situation concerned; 3° Whether the activity concerns children, adults and chil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259 B

…ments and concessions of copyright, patents, licensing rights, trademarks and other similar rights; 2° Rentals of tangible movable property other than means of transport; 3° Advertising services; 4° S…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Rights of foreign nationals in waiting zones

Article R343-5

Applications for inclusion on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 are sent to the public prosecutor at the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-9

Within eight days of the list being handed over by the court clerk, the court-appointed agent communicates by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or, where applicable, via the portal me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…Coopération Sanitaire deliberates in particular on :1° Any amendment to the constituent agreement ;2° The transfer of the grouping's registered office to any other location in the same region, or to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-4-1

When the children's judge orders an educational assistance measure pursuant to articles 375-2 to 375-4, it may propose a family mediation measure to the parents, unless violence against the other pare…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-2

…L. 312-7 of the same code; 2° Unions and federations of associations, for their activities directly involved in coordinating an…

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