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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article R2512-21-1

…words: "schéma interdépartemental d'analyse et de couverture des risques défini à l'article R. 1321-23 of the Defence Code"; 5° In III of article R. 2225-3, the words: "article L. 1424-2" are replaced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-5-1

…g in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", whose powers are described in article R. 611-23 of the heritage code.It comprises:1° Three representatives of the State:a) The Prefect of Corsica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN MAYOTTE

Article R5832-1

…he regional council" and the words: "and the regional councils" are deleted; 3° In Articles R. 5211-23 and R. 5211-24, the words: "aux 1°, 2° et 3° de l'article L. 5211-43" are replaced by the words:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2

…lementation of Articles 14a and 14b of Directive 2014/91/EU of the Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to unde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-7

…it institutions, include receivables guaranteed pursuant to Articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40, L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, and L. 313-42 to L. 313-49, account is taken, for the assessment of cash requiremen…

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Article Annexe 4-9

…on behalf of others; iv. Non-interpellative summonses to pay, as provided for in articles 1344 and 1231-6 of the Civil Code; b) The activities of voluntary sales of furniture at public auction; c) Int…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

…ompany referred to in 1 of article 206 and which, subject to the exceptions provided for in article 239 ter, do not engage in a business or operations referred to in articles 34 and 35;2° Members of j…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

…activity and equal economic opportunities.Article L. 324-2 is applicable as amended by Order no. 2023-393 of 24 May 2023 reforming the rules governing mergers, divisions, partial transfers of assets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply additional customer due diligence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…Book V of this Part shall apply in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of toba…

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