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

Article L1614-8

…concerned and calculated in accordance with I of the article 119 of the same law. From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of La…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

…ISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title IR. 3111-1 to R. 3111-3R. 3113-1Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 December 2022R. 3114-1 and R. 3114-2R. 3114-4 and R. 3114-5In Title IIR. 3121-1 to R. 312…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-2

…icle R. 140-1, the references to articles R. 142-33 to R. 142-40 are deleted; 10° In article R. 142-16: a) the references to the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-7

…atutory auditors involved in the legal task of certifying the accounts mentioned in article L. 6145-16 may contribute to data processing, are set by decree.When practitioners on the staff of public he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…ative fine may not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

…eir statutory task of certifying the accounts of health establishments mentioned in article L. 6145-16 and under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-5-1 ;4° External service providers who contri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

…ers of the national police operational reserve who do not meet the conditions laid down in articles 16-1 A or 20-1 of this code; 1° quater Controllers under the status of Parisian administrations carr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

…d into through his intermediary; 5° Agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 222-16, entered into with a national of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, under the conditions set out in IV of Article L. 612-16, Article L. 612-38 and paragraphs 10 and 13 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

…ir establishments and activities, included in the scope of consolidation defined in articles L. 233-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, in each State or territory.III. - The following informatio…

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