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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

…isions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of Book I, Chapter III of Title III of Book I, Chapter IV of Title I of Book III and Chapter I of Title II of Book V.These procedures shall be available in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-2

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, administrative air quality monitoring zones defined pursuant to article R. 221-3 of the Environment Code, in which one of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L3131-1

…or the acts mentioned in article L. 3131-2, as soon as they have been transmitted to the representative of the State in the department in accordance with this article. The president of the departmenta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-73

The Board of Directors of the Fresnes National Public Health Establishment, which is intended exclusively for prisoners, comprises : 1° As chairman, a Conseiller d'Etat or a senior judge of the Cour d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…text of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication dans sa rédacti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-3

If France is the State responsible for examining the asylum application and if the administrative authority considers, on the basis of objective criteria, that this application is being made for the s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-2

…f exploitation rights in printed form is automatically terminated if, after formal notice has been given by the author by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the publisher does not meet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

…rritory, they lead and coordinate actions in the field of energy that are consistent with the objectives of the territorial climate-air-energy plan and with the regional climate, air and energy plan,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…Savings Plan under the Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or redu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Compensation for loss of income.

Article R2123-11

…To benefit from the financial compensation provided for by article L. 2123-3, an elected representative who does not receive an official allowance and who is an employee must prove to the local author…

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