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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-18

The employer is deemed to have fulfilled the obligations listed in articles L. 7122-24 and R. 7122-16 when the two parts of the single and simplified declaration contain the following information: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-2

Experiments on veterinary medicinal products within the meaning of article L. 5141-16 are any tests, research or experiments, hereinafter referred to as trials, which are carried out with a view to ob…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-26

…s and administrative accounts of the public establishment being wound up are subject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year foll…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34Act no. 2005-516…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 Act no. 2005-51…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…f perpetrators of terrorist offences for the duration of their obligations under Article 706-25-7 ; 16° Persons entered in the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual or violent of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…f article L. 211-18, the rights and obligations set out in articles L. 211-11, L. 211-14 and L. 211-16 to L. 211-17-1 apply with regard to the travel services included in the tied travel service. III…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LAND ARTIFICIALISATION

Article L2231-1

…inter-municipal cooperation body and to the chairman of the public body mentioned in article L. 143-16 of the town planning code. A decree in the Conseil de l'Etat determines the conditions for the pu…

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