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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-7

…m L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-26 to L. 313-29 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-29-1 Act no. 2010-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-6

…m L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-26 to L. 313-29 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-29-1 Act no. 2010-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-6

…the product to provide it with the information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009. This formal notice may be ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-13-1

Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 setting out the list of substances that may not be used in cosmetic products is applicable to the composition of cosmetic products used in research involving the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…4-1-1 and R. 561-14-2n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-15 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-16 n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-16-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-16-2 n° 2020-118 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

…ng in particular to the status of the ingredients with regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of 16 December 2008, toxicological data and the healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

…on in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

…t to Section 3 of Chapter III of Title I of this Book, in its version prior to Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

…ernisation of cinematographic establishments, with the exception of those laid down in articles 232-16 to 232-19. Applications for advances must be submitted by 31 December 2022 at the latest.

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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 L835-1

…sions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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