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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no. 2020-1832 of 31 December 2020R. 1161-8 Decree no. 2012-597 of 27 April 2012 R. 1161-9 Decree no. 201…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 695

…ary by investigative measures carried out abroad at the request of the courts under Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-2

…ovisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article L3333-2

…consumption of electricity mentioned in the present article, in the version in force on 31 December 2020, collected for 2021, increased by 1.5% as well as the change, between 2019 and 2020, in the con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia: Provisions governing the public company referred to in Article L. 1611-3-2 known as Agence France Locale

Article D1871-3

…t to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS REDACTED BY D. 1611-41 Decree no. 2020-556 of 11 May 2020 II -For the application of article D. 1611-41: 1° The first subparagraph of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-18

…leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 222-7 and L. 222-17 protect the interests of the athletes, trainers and discipline concerned and comply with articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

…tion with an investment service.For the purposes of Articles L. 211-6 to L. 211-8, L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 531-10, L. 533-12-7, L. 542-1, L. 621-17-3, L. 621-17-5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-111

…ion, according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.033% More than €17,000 0.001%

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st Apri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-5

With a view to controlling the irregular accumulation of activities defined in article 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the appointing au…

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