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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R773-3

…ng from the decreeR. 512-47 and R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…lting from the decreeR. 512-47, R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-12…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-8

…Code is replaced by the reference to the registration fees provided for inarticle 89 of decree no. 2008-1086 of 23 October 2008 relating to the registration of property rights in Mayotte.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Eggs and poultrymeat

Article R412-27

…f Article 11, paragraph 6 of Article 16 and Article 20 of amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/200…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-5

…ds in force applicable to medical biology laboratories, within the meaning ofarticle 137 of law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-36

…ariations and extensions as defined in 3° and 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of residence permits

Article R431-1

…nce permits for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information for users.

Article L4411-6

…l these substances or mixtures in accordance with the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

A. - For municipalities collecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…port specifies, where applicable, the energy performance of the facilities with regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing…

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