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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…plementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…curity scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contributions to the fund instituted in Article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of the elected members of the Corsican Assembly and the Corsica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2005-845 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

…0 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-13 to L. 526-14 law no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-6, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-3, L. 3122-4, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 ; 9° The agr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…ive or negative amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…eriods for the sporting events mentioned in a to c ;e) During the periods covered by a disciplinary decision banning the athlete from participating in a sporting event or by a precautionary suspension…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-4

…les D. 312-5-1 and D. 312-5-2;7° Article R. 313-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 313-1.-Depending on his declarations regarding the reasons for his trip, the foreign national must present as appropriate:"…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…in the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December 2004, in particular the part of its appendix IAS 24 entitled "Purpose of related party disc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

…312-5-1 and D. 312-5-2; 7° Article R. 313-1 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 313-1.-According to their declarations regarding the reasons for their trip, foreign nationals must present, depending on the…

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