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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L744-11

…no. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 L. 221-5, with the exception of its third and fifth paragraphsLaw no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-6 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 221-7 Law no. 2017-1837 of…

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

Article L754-2

…of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-1-2 order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 312-1-3 order no. 2016-1808…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

…in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until 31 December 2023, the distribution company must have distributed at least th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-30

…applicable regulations".IV. - All of the services set out in this paragraph must be provided by 31 December 2024 at the latest. Communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-29

…8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-9 with the exception of 4°, 5° and 6° of its VAct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-9-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-10 to L. 532-12Order n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-29

…8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-9 with the exception of 4°, 5° and 6° of its VAct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-9-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-10 to L. 532-12Order n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-9 with the exception of 4°, 5° and 6° of its VAct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-9-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-10 to L. 532-12Order n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-7

…product which does not have the marketing authorisation referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, the registration referred to in Article 86 of the same Regulation or the…

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

Article L5442-12

…Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and practising on-farm mixing within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 or the associations representing them.II.For the professionals mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L734-7

…rding resulting from L. 163-1 and L. 163-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 163-4-2 Orde…

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