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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

…n the absence of a professional agreement made mandatory within one year of the promulgation of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

…le II of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this article.II.-For the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article R1524-3

Articles R. 1411-7 to R. 1411-11, as amended by Decree No. 2016-1621 of 28 November 2016, are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no. 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L784-4

…of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no. 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no. 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-4

As stated in Article 511-18 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18 -The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for research purposes is punishable by seven y…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…3, L. 138-4, L. 138-5 and L. 139-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1518 of 24 November 2021. Articles L. 211-3 and L. 211-8 are applicable in their wording resulting fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5842-27

…5216-4:1° The words: "of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two, excluding Articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 and L. 2123-22" are replaced by the words: "of Articles L. 2573-7 to L. 2573-10 e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L424-3

I.-Articles L. 232-18-7, L. 232-18-9 to L. 232-20 and L. 232-20-2 are applicable in French Polynesia. II.For the application of I: 1° In article L. 232-18-7: a) The words: "tribunal judiciaire" are re…

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