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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as it stood prior to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L773-49

…3-14 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 573-15 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 573-16 and L. 573-17Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L774-49

…3-14 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 573-15 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 573-16 and L. 573-17Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

…2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Order no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 L. 573-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 573-2-1 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 573-3 to L. 573-6 Order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 27: Construction products

Article R412-43

…and 2 of Article 4, Articles 6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Articles 11 to 16 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011, as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity boards

Article R2224-33

…decree of 8 October 1917 on public administration regulations for the application of the loi du 15 juin 1906 et fixant les conditions de l'exploitation en régie des distributions d'énergie électrique…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

…11-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and Article 36 of Law no. 82-1169 of 31 December 1982 relating to the administrative organisation of Paris, Marseille, Lyon and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-4

…public agissant sous son autorité; 2° En application du 11° de l'article 4 du décret n° 2009-707 du 16 juin 2009 modififié relatif aux services déconcentrés de la direction générale des finances publi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…hange; where these securities were acquired under the Nationalisation Act no. 82-155 of 11 February 1982 or the transactions mentioned in Article 19 of Law no. 81-1179 of 31 December 1981 and Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the conditions set by the articl…

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