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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18

…plementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

…curity scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contributions to the fund instituted in Article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of the elected members of the Corsican Assembly and the Corsica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-6

…no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2005-845 of 26 July 2005 L. 313-17 with the exception of its third paragraph Order no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

…0 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-13 to L. 526-14 law no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-6, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-3, L. 3122-4, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 ; 9° The agr…

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

Article L5211-29

…ive or negative amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6, except in the cases set out in 16° ;8° It issues the Therapeutic Use Exemptions provided for in article L. 232-2;9° It decides on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

…and the management strategy proposed by the trustee. It may also, by way of derogation from article 2023 of the French Civil Code, limit certain of the trustee's powers in respect of the trust assets…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

…entions. ";" 11° Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17° of article R. 431-16. ";14° In Article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register or trade register", the…

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