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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L763-1

…ber 2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L762-1

…ber 2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-1

The resources of Metropolitan Lyon include:1° The resources mentioned in the chapitre III du titre III du livre III de la deuxième partie, dès lors qu'elles peuvent être instituées au profit des établ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation (R)

Article R5711-1

The provisions set out in article R. 5212-1 are applicable to the members of the committees of mixed syndicates made up exclusively of municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal coop…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to: 1° Credit agreements, as defined in 6° of Article L. 311-1, intended to finance the following transactions: a) For buildings for residential use or for profess…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-15

There are two types of assessment: 1° For the first, the production of a personal written document followed by an interview; 2° For the second, a work situation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-14

…e a specific delegation of authority, is responsible for the persons in the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 1423-1-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article R3324-16

With the exception of articles R. 3322-1, D. 3323-8 to R. 3323-11, D. 3324-1 to D. 3324-10 and D. 3325-1 to R. 3326-1, the provisions of this Title are applicable to the supplement to the special prof…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of curatorship.

Article 1342

The advertising provided for in articles 809-1, 809-2, 810-5 and 810-7 of the Civil Code give rise to the insertion of a notice in a legal gazette circulated within the jurisdiction of the competent c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

…te, direct beneficiary and final beneficiary, and the amount of the agreements they enter into with:1° Health professionals covered by Part Four of this Code ;2° Associations of healthcare professiona…

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