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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-6

…e negotiated reduction of working hours" are replaced by the words: "of article 35, II of order no. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017 extending and adapting the legislative part of the labour code, and var…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

…inanciers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 creating a general frame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-7

…ent administrative authorities and independent public authorities mentioned in the annex to Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-41

…vices listed in this section are medical devices within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…ectronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.The decision to refuse, suspend or withdraw…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…et L. 314-20Resulting from Order No. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 314-22 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 314-23, with the exception of its fourth and last paragraphs, and L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-69

…eptional aid;2° Average sales are determined :a) For groupings and cartels created before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For groupings…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-17

…medium-sized cinemas, the total amount of aid is equivalent to the average of the sums entered for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the automatic account opened for each cinema in accordance with articles 123-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of articles R. 2141-3, R. 2141-4, R. 2141-7, R. 2141-1…

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

Article L3821-1

…applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Law No. 2017-1836 of 30 December 2017 on the financing of social security for 2018, with the exception of Ar…

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