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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

I.-The articles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1b: General provisions relating to the hosting of personal health data

Article R1111-8-8

…alf of natural or legal persons responsible for processing within the meaning of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, who are responsible for producing or collecting this data; 2° On behalf of the patient…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-8

From 1st January following the date of their creation, the communities of communes and the communities of agglomeration of French Polynesia receive an allocation in respect of the inter-municipality g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 19 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: General rules

Article R112

…mula: I = 3.05 euros + (S × 4),where S is the minimum interprofessional growth wage as fixed on 1st January of the current year.When the hearing referred to in the first paragraph takes place before a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L773-44

…column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Ord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L774-44

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Ord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-3

…zone and, in overseas departments, by department. This apportionment takes into account, as from 1 January 2005, the subsidy to be paid to the fire and rescue service of the departmental community of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…request has affixed his or her electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures. The operations that the Agence nationale de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-7

…tion and publication of data concerning them. It complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the necessa…

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