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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-15

…xceeding the threshold provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 10 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

…xceeding the threshold provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 10 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 relating to the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L775-32

…mber 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 II.-For the application of the aforementi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-166

…e of 28 June 1930 relating to the conditions for application of article 15 of the finance law of 16 April 1930 until the date of approval of the simple management plan. Land acquired after the establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-1

…35-1 and of the last paragraph of article L. 1435-7, and of article 13 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the regional health agency implements the actions, including inspections, and services n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-13

…ractors recruited under the conditions provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, for the purposes of designing, developing, maintaining and hosting the processing. II -…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…e same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2

…as amended, or under the status of timeshare property allocation companies as defined by law no. 86-18 of 6 January 1986 relating to timeshare property allocation companies, provided that the co-owner…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecuti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…7 square metres for one person ;-9 square metres for two people-14 square metres for three people-18 square metres for four people. 2° For more than four people, the minimum surface area is 18 squar…

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