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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12

…charge of the internal structures mentioned in article R. 211-3, appointed by the Director General;13° One national technical director appointed by the Minister for Sport;14° Two directors of nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-5

…iaires des entreprises ou, dans le régime antérieur à cette loi, au titre II de la loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article LO6333-1

…me subject. IX. - The provisions of the Electoral Code referred to in articles LO 1112-9 to LO 1112-13 of this code are applicable under the conditions laid down by the Chapter I of Title III of Book…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-3

…014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

…of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

…ontractual capital repayment of the loans shown in the financing table mentioned in article R. 6145-13. The contractual capital repayment does not take into account early capital repayments.Examinatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-42

…rticle L. 561-50. II.For the application of the above articles : 1° References made toOrder no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des Experts Comptables and regulating the titles and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…ely inform the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, pursuant to Article 13(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 or Article 14(4) of the same Regulation, that the device it has pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-42

…rticle L. 561-50. II.For the application of the above articles : 1° References made toOrder no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des Experts Comptables and regulating the titles and…

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