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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-25

…etween 3% and 25% to the regional inter-professional joint commissions mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6 for the financing of professional transition projects;4° Between 0.5% and 6% to professional de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its a…

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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 R365-4

…Foreign nationals referred to in "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 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 and 17° bis for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law2010-476 of 12 M…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…ite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 312-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…es with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants and €5,000 for municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more;17° To settle the consequences of accidents involving municipal vehicles up to the limit set by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; 2° Articles 3 to 7, 14 to 17 and 24 to 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 M…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3211-2

…cal authorities, under the conditions set by the departmental council, for the allocation of grants;17° To proceed, within the limits set by the departmental council, with the submission of applicatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…istique et des études économiques, and which exercise the competences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D593-1-1

I.-Service by electronic means under the provisions of the last paragraph of II of Article 803-1 may take place either when they are made to the Public Prosecutor, or when they are made at the request…

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