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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-168

I. - The purpose of securitisation undertakings is, on the one hand, to be exposed to the risks, including insurance risks, referred to in article L. 214-175-1 and, on the other hand, to finance or he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: French Guiana

Article L1444-1

I.-For the application of the provisions of this code in French Guyana, the reference to the regional health and autonomy conference of French Guyana replaces the reference to the territorial health c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

The agency's resources include in particular 1° Proceeds from the sale of holiday vouchers to employers and social organisations under the conditions set out in Articles L. 411-11 and L. 411-18 to L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-14

I.-The statutory auditor, a natural person, and, in companies of statutory auditors, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 822-9 may not certify the accounts of public interest en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…es, the persons performing the duties of statutory auditor mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 822-9 may not be appointed as officers, directors, members of the supervisory board or hold a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-4

I. - (Repealed). II. - The staff and agents of the Autorité des marchés financiers, its appointed experts and the experts appointed to the Consultative Commissions referred to in III of Article L. 621…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

The staff of public health establishments include, in addition to hospital staff within the meaning of 6° ofarticle L. 7 of the General Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-2

To carry out their duties, the officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may operate on the public highway and enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. the premises, places, installations and means of transport…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure.

Article L251-3

For contracts taken out by a person subject to compulsory insurance by virtue of this title, and without prejudice to the possibilities of cancellation mentioned in articles L. 113-3, L. 113-4, L. 113…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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