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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4-2

…been awarded or applied for under the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation 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
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R2123-22-3

…icipally-elected councillors with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-1 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or who…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-1

…le A. 38-3, the recovery of the increased fixed fines for misdemeanours provided for in Article 495-18 is carried out by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances responsible for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

…ed in articles R. 519-25 and R. 519-26, complies with the provisions of articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-18 of the French Consumer Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D764-13

…tion of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I:1° In artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

…cation in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands of the fourth paragraph of article L. 5125-18, the words: "la Réunion, de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D12

When, in application of article 18 (third paragraph), a judicial police officer travels outside the territorial limits where he normally carries out his duties, he must give prior notice to the public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…able, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financing. For the application of the first paragra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-30

…it submits an application for authorisation in another region. In accordance with article R. 212-10-18, the training organisation undertakes to present procedures for the organisation of additional se…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-21

…to in article A. 331-20 includes one or more liaison sections within the meaning of article R. 331-18, the application for authorisation must also include a list of participants with their surname, f…

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