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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

In Mayotte, when the beneficiary is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Development fund for the professional integration of disabled people

Article R5214-21

…r for Employment, for approval, the draft distribution of contributions for the current year, by 31 March each year at the latest. It shall also send him the report on the use of contributions for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23-2

…seas departments receives an allocation under the equalisation grant mentioned in III of article L. 2334-23-1 calculated on the basis of its population, multiplied by a synthetic index composed of: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26

…ary clinico-biological medical team for medically assisted procreation provides the couple or the unmarried woman with the results of the biological diagnosis and any necessary comments.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-2

…ning the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro ba…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23-2

…ulations or professional obligations applicable to the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and to persons authorised to manage sales pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 321-9.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Departmental advisory committee on safety and accessibility

Article D312-26

The departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee set up under decree no. 95-260 of 8 March 1995 is responsible for giving an opinion, under the conditions set out in the aforementioned dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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