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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…Health Coverage Fund);21° Regional health observatories;22° Regional unions of health professionals;23° The research teams of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale;24° Research…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…n intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic allocation is equal for each commune to the product of its population by an amount…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-7

I.-Before 1 January 2023, insurance undertakings may be authorised, under the conditions set out in this article, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of commitments corresponding to :the contra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…cle 222-32 of the Criminal Code and the offences provided for in articles 222-26-2,227-22-2 and 227-23-1 of the same code; 2° Crimes against humanity and the crimes and offences of intentional attacks…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-24

MOTORBIKE ACROBATICS EVENTS(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionEvents featuring acrobatics on motorbikes.Rules relating to the circuit or courseThe length and nature of the track are free. The minimu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

…ation of the resolution.II. - The provisions of sections III and IIIa of chapter V of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967, with the exception of those relating exclusively to commercial companies, are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…exercise of their profession; 13° Sanctioning, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-23-2, breaches of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to the persons menti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…) No 566/2008 of 18 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less ; 4° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

…eted; 8° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R310

…its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in 8° of II, the words: "pursuant to Article 23-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "under the locally applicable provis…

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