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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-13

Within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article L. 432-1, the use of an entity governed by local law is deemed to be necessary where it is required by the legislation of the country of destinatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-8

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20 et D. 1611-26 are applicable to mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article L. 1611-7-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86-1

The cultivation, import, export and use, for industrial and commercial purposes, of varieties of Cannabis sativa L. without narcotic properties or products containing such varieties are authorised by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-3

Exceptional organ or tissue transplants or exceptional composite transplants of vascularised tissues may not be carried out as part of the self-employed activities of statutory full-time practitioners…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-8

The results of urine or blood tests for the purposes set out in the first paragraph of article L. 232-12-1 are sent, in anonymous form, to an athlete passport management unit approved by the World Ant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R54-10-8

The period after which the AMF's silence on an application for authorisation made pursuant to Article L. 54-10-5 shall be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance is six months from the date of r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article D464-8-1

The decisions of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to in Article L. 470-7-1 are published on the Autorité's website. Publicity may be limited to take account of the legitimate interest of the pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-8-1

The Banque de France is informed as soon as possible by the credit institution of the reasons for refusing to open an account under the procedure provided for in III of Article L. 312-1 or of the reas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-8

I.-For the application of 2° of III of article L. 214-165-1, the appraised value of the company is determined in accordance with the following procedures: 1° When the investment instruments of a compa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of the member or party States.

Article D4221-13-8

Applicants for a licence to practise under the provisions of article L. 4221-9 must prove that they have a sufficient command of the French language when submitting the application provided for in art…

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