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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

…table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5214-7 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5214-8 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 II. - In the las…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-27

…t and upgrading plan relating to drinking water distribution and sanitation services by 31 December 2019 at the latest.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 632

He who has a right of habitation in a house may live there with his family, even if he had not been married at the time the right was given to him.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1536

Any natural or legal person may refer a matter to the judicial conciliator instituted by the decree of 20 March 1978 relating to judicial conciliators, without any formality.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…the Corsican land office, a public establishment of the Corsican collectivity created by Law No. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 for access to housing and renovated town planning, to enable these establish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…e and address of the establishment holding the authorisation to open as provided for in Article L. 5142-2 under 11°, 12°, 13° or 14° of Article R. 5142-1 ; 2° The name of the medicated feed; 3° The ty…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-362

…ned in article R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application ofarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

…n the wording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Order 2009-104 of 30 January 2009 II - For the appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13

…151-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2019-1302 of 5 December 2019 subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the applicatio…

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