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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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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 L445-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-12

…drawal, as provided for in articles L. 222-7 to L. 222-12 of the Consumer Code or in article L. 341-16 of this Code, as the case may be, and how it may be exercised; 7° The law applicable to the pre-c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-4

…is application within eight days to the president of the public body provided for in article L. 143-16 of the town planning code within whose territory the development is planned. The latter may propo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-32

…on in atmospheric pollution.The provisions of the previous paragraph apply without prejudice to the maintenance of production activities existing on the date of publication of the aforementioned law n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Local missions for the professional and social integration of young people.

Article L5314-2

…of young people, as part of their public employment service mission, aim to help young people aged 16 to 25 to resolve all the problems posed by their professional and social integration by providing…

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

Article D5217-17

I. - For the application of Article D. 5217-16 :a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the me…

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