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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-2

Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body is responsible in particular for : 1° Representing the entities in the network in dealings with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article D214-32-12

…ins the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of the shareholders pursuant to Article L. 214-24-33, and the new SICAV have the same portfolio management company, the same custodian and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-12-1

…legibly his surname, first name, position, registration identifier made in accordance with Article L. 4362-1, date and sign this modification. He informs the prescriber by any means that guarantees t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-3

…educational actions undertaken as part of the education programme mentioned in 12° of I of article L. 232-5 are provided by educators approved by the agency, under the conditions it determines.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

In the event of a breach of the requirements resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Comprehensive care after cancer treatment

Article R1415-1-12

…is system and are able to organise all the services provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1415-8, ensure that the data required for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the syst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…use corresponding to the classification in the second or third category provided for in the article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code;The products in question consist of the difference between, on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-12-1

I.-The order referred to in article L. 444-3 may provide for an increase in fees in the overseas departments and collectivities, in order to take account of the particular characteristics and constrai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

For the application of the eighth paragraph of article L. 5211-29, the share of tax potential corresponding to the perimeter of agglomeration communities resulting from the transformation of a new agg…

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