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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…f 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…ether free of charge or for consideration, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-36

…o encourage new audiovisual projects, the limit provided for in article 311-74 is raised to 50% for 2021.

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

Article D742-2

…4 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 December 2020D. 211-9-5 and D. 211-9-6n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-10 to D. 211-13no. 2018-1226 o…

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

Article D743-2

…4 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 December 2020D. 211-9-5 and D. 211-9-6n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-10 to D. 211-13no. 2018-1226 o…

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

Article D744-2

…4 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 December 2020D. 211-9-5 and D. 211-9-6n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-10 to D. 211-13no. 2018-1226 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

…to L. 1231-4, L. 1232-2 and L. 1235-2 are applicable there in their wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.Articles L. 1232-1 and L. 1232-6 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-1

…° Articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-1-1, L. 2131-4 and L. 2131-4-1, in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;2° Article L. 2131-4-2, in the version resulting from Law no. 2011-814 of…

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