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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…gnment. This possibility applies in accordance with the conditions and procedures set out inarticle 15-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This article is also applicable in the context of the implem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…to R. 385-20, under the conditions specified by Article 298 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-4

…nt if :1° They meet the requirements set out in Commission Delegated Regulation No 2016/161 EU of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by lay…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status

Article R5211-12

…cipal cooperation adopts the distribution of the sums pooled and paid back to the municipalities by 15 October of the year of distribution at the latest. It notifies its member municipalities of the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of credit institutions by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L772-6

…on shall be granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution."; 2° In Article L. 511-15: a) The first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Withdrawal of authorisation sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-19

The High Council is subject to the provisions of ordonnance no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article R752-19

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended by Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-1

…of 28 January 2013 L. 311-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 311-7 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 311-8 Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 311-9 to L. 311-13Order no. 201…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-1

Selective financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas to reward the implementation, between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022, of programming, entertainment, education and communication initia…

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