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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-11-1

…inspection of non-collective sanitation facilities carried out under the conditions provided for in II of article L. 1331-1-1 of this code and dated less than three years before the signing of the dee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…by a financial institution governed by sub-section 5 of section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of the French Monetary and Financial Code or by a body governed by foreign law with an equivalent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

I. - (Repealed) II. - The Autorité des marchés financiers may ask the statutory auditors of persons whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market for any information on the persons th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L6312-3

…llity, for the maintenance of public order and for the policing of bathing and nautical activities. II. - Subject to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the exercise of the ju…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-1

…under the conditions laid down by the regulations for this diploma, qualification or certificate. II-The diploma referred to in I may be a foreign diploma accepted as equivalent. III-The provisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6253-3

Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, the Executive Council may, within the framework of the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the manag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-3

…nancial holding company which has its head office in the European Union, the provisions of Sections II, III, IV, V and VI of this Chapter apply only at the level of the ultimate parent undertaking at…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I bis

…n Article 1467 A and that do not have the independent bookshop label referred to in Article 1464 I. II. II - In order to benefit from the exemption provided for in I, an establishment must, during the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

…lowing persons:1° The persons mentioned in I of Article L. 612-2 ; 2° The persons mentioned in c of II of Article L. 521-1 when they provide payment services mentioned in Article L. 314-1; 3° The agen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-1

…ch examinations or identifications, to this Title and, where applicable, to the provisions of Title II of this Book relating to research involving the human person.

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