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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-38

…to prevent the use of the elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of I of Article R. 1211-29 likely to present a quality or safety defect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of seats

Article R2314-19

For the application of article L. 2314-29, each list is allocated as many seats as the number of votes received by it contains times the electoral quotient. The electoral quotient is equal to the tota…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article D3333-1

…1st January, in each commune, in addition to the data relating to transport. III - From 1st January 2023, the data file sent to the relevant tax administration department by the statistical department…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article L561-23

…mation referred to in Articles L. 561-15-1, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. III. - This department shall collect, analyse, add to and use any information likely to establis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-12

…otwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-2, local semi-public sports companies formed before 29 December 1999 may retain their previous legal status. The provisions of articles L. 122-3, L. 122…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-34

…f the non-director members of the committees provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 225-29.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-53

…nistrator and the official receiver authorises the application of the provisions of articles L. 626-29 to L. 626-34, the official receiver shall appoint an administrator for the purpose of carrying ou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-42

The public accountants who record extracts of judgements and settlements in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 66-136 of 4 March 1966 recover, under the same conditions as fines, the surchar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

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