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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Local public companies

Article L1864-1

…pital.These companies are competent, subject to compliance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, to carry out development…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

From the 2020 financial year, a global autonomy grant is instituted for the benefit of French Polynesia, by deduction from State revenue, intended to compensate for the operating costs borne by this c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-3

…Minister for Health and the Minister for Research pursuant to Annex IV 1.7 of Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance provided by the agency on its own behalf

Article R515-9

…to L. 4433-4-6 of the General Local Authorities Code, articles 28, 29 and 33 of Organic Law no. 99-209 on New Caledonia and articles 17, 38 and 39 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-1

…f article L. 1435-1 and of the last paragraph of article L. 1435-7, and of article 13 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the regional health agency implements the actions, including inspections,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

…a partnership contract or long lease for which the assessment provided for inarticle 2 of order no. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 relating to partnership contracts is unfavourable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-2

…the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words "Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All professional activities" within the two-month period preceding ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

…ithin the meaning of I of Article L. 111-7, the persons mentioned in 1 of I of article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy or to those operating software enabli…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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