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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide banking services

Article L772-8

Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6263-4

Articles D. 2321-8 to D. 2321-16 shall apply to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6363-4

Articles D. 2321-8 to D. 2321-16 shall apply to the collectivity of Saint-Martin.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…erred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC; b) A veterinary m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article L734-8

Article L. 165-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts (R)

Article D3342-12

…account rendered by the department's accountant presents the department's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the operations of the supplementary day.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-6

…nal examination or diploma issued by the Aix-les-Bains spa techniques school and obtained before 31 December 1982: 1° Within the spa establishments ; 2° Subject to having passed, before 31 December 20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Fruit and vegetables

Article R412-25

…17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2011, as amended, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-2

…products referred to in this chapter are those defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and in this Article.II.-The following definitions apply:1° Extemporaneous veterinary p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1-1

…qual economic opportunities. Article L. 144-7 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act No. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of ec…

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