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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L744-4

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-27

When the committee gives a favourable opinion, it proposes to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée that aid be granted in principle.When it appears that the characterist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-4

The number of members of the Board of Directors may not exceed twenty-four. It may be increased to thirty if justified by the scope of the missions assigned to the public establishment or the number o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-4

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall determine by decree, after consultation with the representatives of the health professionals concerned :1° Areas where the supply of healthcare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-13

A statement mentioning the presence or, where applicable, the absence of building materials or products containing asbestos is produced when a built property is sold, in accordance with the terms and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-43

Health professionals working under the agreement-based scheme on 1 January of the year are liable to pay the contribution instituted by article L. 4031-4. The contribution is paid by 15 May at the lat…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L342-4

A credit intermediary's failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 322-4 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article A36-15

The online challenge may be made on one of the grounds provided for in this article: 1° In all cases, if the person was the victim of identity theft at the time the facts were established; 2° Where th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-1

The general rules governing the archives of local authorities and groups of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of II of Article L. 212-4 and Articles L. 212-4-1 to L. 212-10 and L. 212-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-114

The jury for the first- and second-degree state certificate in sports education (brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif des premier et deuxième degrés), meeting at the end of a course reserved for candidat…

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