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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…sulting from Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on finance for 2018 shall receive in 2020, 2021 and 2022 allocations und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…e between the product mentioned in 1° of this article, in its wording prior to Finance Act no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 for 2021, as calculated for the allocation of the global operating grant in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

…ocation for the Department of Mayotte is reduced pursuant to IX of the article 81 of Law no. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019. In 2020, the amount of the flat-rate allocation for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

…a;3° One dental surgeon from among the permanent teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university hospital cen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…articles L. 1221-2, L. 1241-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L. 1242-12, L. 1242-13, L. 1242-17, L. 1243-7 to L. 1243-10, L. 1243-13 to L. 1245-1, L. 1246-1 and L. 1248-1 to L. 1248-11 relating…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19

…eferred to in article L. 222-7 ; b) Contracts referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 222-17; c) The agreements referred to in articles L. 222-15-1 and L. 222-16; 2° Failure to comply with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-12

…nce study may be carried out provided that the other holder consents. The provisions of article 225-17 of the Criminal Code do not apply to these performance reviews.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

…vice of the summons or seizure deed or from the date of the hearing provided for in article R. 3252-17 of the Labour Code, as the case may be, he has the power to grant a period of grace. The enforcem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1

…Article L. 335-4.Article L. 336-2 is applicable in its wording resulting from Order no. 2019-738 of 17 July 2019.

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