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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…labour, transport and agricultureL. 211-4Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017L. 211-5 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-6 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-7 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

…e right-hand column of the table below: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM R. 4127-1 Decree no. 2012-694 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-2 to R. 4127-7 Decree no. 2004-802 of 27 July 2004 R. 4127-8 Decree n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…7 Articles R. 123-40 and R. 123-41Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-42Decree No. 2019-987 of 25 September 2019 Articles R. 123-43 and R. 123-44Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

For sums registered on the automatic account or on the automatic accounts grouped into circuits opened in respect of cinematographic entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 Decembe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R4642-9

…lting from this chapter, the Agency's financial system is set out in Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. The Agency's budget shall g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Professional economic development committees

Article 1039 A

…transfers made to a professional economic development committee governed by the loi n° 78-654 du 22 juin 1978, of assets of any kind belonging to an organisation with a similar purpose are exempt from…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

…of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 of Act No. 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 amending the Finance Act for 2012.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…penditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), Article 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…recognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to:- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R773-10

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29…

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