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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

…1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1no. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…of vacant premises through the occupation of temporary residents, governed by article 29 of law no. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and the digital economy, redu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1451-1

…by the State with an administrative public service mission, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1481-1

…y the State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…ed between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;c) For cinemas opened between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018, by taki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15

…ce providers, are subject to the provisions of Article 111 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and to the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to this Article.These veterinarians are subje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-32

…pack level meets the conditions set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

…I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years.III - The expenditure mentioned in II falls within the scope of the regional pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-9

The notification referred to in Article 33(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be made to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in accordan…

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