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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-32-1

…nce of a class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-22 or L. 532-18-1 respectively be considered to be of significant importance. If no decision is taken within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…ate is signed at the same time as the certificate provided for in article 1 of decree no. 99-201 of 18 March 1999 relating to the issue of burial permits and cremation in New Caledonia and French Poly…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 18 points are allocated as follows: 1° The "Locations" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 7 points, distributed as follows: a) Alternatively:when a relati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…Journal of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority shall produce the certificates is…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

…ournal of the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority shall produce the certificates is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZA

…emption provided for in II is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

…ce;14° Participation in the departmental fire and rescue service;15° Expenditure resulting from the maintenance of property transferred to the community by application of l'article L. 318-2 of the tow…

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

Article D147-31

…er or former partner bound to the victim by a civil solidarity pact, as provided for by article 222-18-3 of the Penal Code; 5° The crimes of rape provided for by articles 222-23 to 222-26 of the Penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…pplicable to the Agency's co-contractors; 17° The list of members of the Scientific Advisory Board; 18° The list of members of the Ethics Committee; 19° The list of members of the Steering and Dialogu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

…612-16 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 612-17 Law no. 2013-1117 of 6 December 2013 L. 612-18 and L. 612-19 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-20, with the exception of the second and th…

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