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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-61

The lending operations carried out by associations and foundations under the authorisation granted pursuant to article R. 518-58 meet the following criteria:1° Loans are made against payment ;2° Loans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6134-2

The following shall benefit from additional training under the agreements referred to in Article L. 6134-1: 1° Doctors and pharmacists who hold a doctorate in medicine or pharmacy allowing them to pra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…out in the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December 2004, in particular the part of its appendix IAS 24 entitled "Purpose of related party d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 1

…nutes of the general meeting and a summary of unpaid amounts for each co-owner. (2) Article L. 1331-29 III and articles R. 1331-6 to R. 1331-8 of the Public Health Code for insalubrity; article L. 511…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…n for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…products 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10 29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment 11 31-33 Other manufacturing; repair and installation of ma…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

…by the State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3371-1

…ishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-7

…eration is subject to the deduction provided for in article 4 of the Amending Finance Act for 1961 (no. 61-825 of 29 July 1961).The conditions under which the provisions of this article apply to army…

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