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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31

The crimes and offences for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred and which are liable, in accordance with the provisions of articles 723-29 to 723-37, to give rise to judicial supervision of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

Article R1434-33

I.- The territorial health councils are made up of a minimum of thirty-four members and a maximum of fifty members, distributed as follows:1° College of professionals and health service providers, mad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

…II of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réunion will no longer benefit from this scheme. The départements participat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-1 A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…d column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-1 A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…e with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies govern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…ulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on th…

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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 L154-2

…in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, with a view to identify…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

…agents approved and commissioned by the Minister for Agriculture, the agents mentioned inarticle L. 172-1 of the Environmental Code and the environmental inspectors of local authorities authorised and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-7

…ion necessary for the performance of its duties. II. -By way of derogation from I of Article L. 612-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may prov…

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