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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-6

…rect purchasers, provided that these contracts have been made compulsory in accordance with Article 164 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013 before 1 January 2019 and that their extensi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L752-10

…rder no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 314-15 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-79 of 25 January 2013 L. 314-16Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 II.For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L753-10

…rder no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 314-15 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-79 of 25 January 2013 L. 314-16Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 II.For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L754-8

…rder no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 314-15 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-79 of 25 January 2013 L. 314-16Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 II.For the application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R3313-2

…vent that it benefits from aid granted by the support fund created by the article 92 of Finance Act 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 for 2014, this local authority may deduct from this outstanding debt t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-2

…vent that it benefits from aid granted by the support fund created by the'article 92 of Finance Act 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 for 2014, this local authority may deduct from this outstanding debt t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-31

…in the event that it benefits from aid granted by the support fund created by article 92 of law no. 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 on finance for 2014, the Corsican local authority may deduct from this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-55

…The national strategy adopted by the General Meeting of CCI France pursuant to 1° of Article L. 711-16 is the reference framework for the strategy of regional chambers of commerce and industry provide…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L157-1

…e French Southern and Antarctic Territories in the wording resulting from ordonnance n°2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the table below.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-5

…yee, authorisation is granted under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article L. 1225-16 of the French Labour Code.

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