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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…ompanies and general partnerships;3° The vendor's lien on a business;4° The pledge of a business;5° Declarations of claims pursuant to Article L. 141-22 of the French Commercial Code;6° Maritime mortg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…lateforme des données de santé ;16° Institut de recherche et documentation en économie de la santé ;17° Institut national d'études démographiques ;18° L'Observatoire français des drogues et toxicomani…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-0 bis

…first twelve budgets of the public inter-municipal cooperation body resulting from the merger. This decision is taken either by joint deliberations of the pre-existing public establishments of inter-m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

…ifier, which complies with the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceab…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…aptured biogas tonne 34 35 47 53 58 61 65 D.-Authorised facilities falling under both B and C tonne 17 18 30 40 51 58 65 E.-Other authorised facilities tonne 41 42 54 58 61 63 65b) Waste received at a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…rding indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32…

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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 L365-2

…mmodation as provided for in Article L. 313-1, if required, and the other documents provided for by decree in the Conseil d'Etat relating, on the one hand, to the purpose and conditions of his/her sta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…at of their acquisition. The exemption period is extended to twenty-five years if the grant or loan decision is made between 1 July 2004 and 31 December 2026. The exemption provided for in this paragr…

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