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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-1

…L. 1110-4 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-77

…l Code and Book II of the French Commercial Code and capital increases, reductions or amortisations decided under Title V of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 are carried out ipso jure on the date set by the re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-5

For decisions to grant pre-production production aid that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the extension provided for in the second sentence of article 211-104 is extended to two years.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-3

…33-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in its wording resulting from decree no. 2021-1369 of 20 October 2021;2° The provisions of Book II;3° The provisions of Book III w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-13

…The following sentence is added to article L. 1251-1 : "An agreement between the Agence de la biomédecine and the competent authorities of New Caledonia and French Polynesia sets out the procedures f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

…icles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory works, released in cinemas between 2 September 2020 and 3 March 2021, may be increased.The amount of the increase is set, after consultation with the Commission des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…d under the conditions determined by this same article as well as by the provisions of Chapter I of decree no. 2021-1342 of 13 October 2021 on maternity leave and parental leave for hospital civil ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

Articles L. 3311-1, L. 3321-1, L. 3322-6, L. 3322-8, L. 3322-9, the first paragraph of Article L. 3336-4, Articles L. 3342-1 to L. 3342-3 of Book III of this Part are applicable in the Territory of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-2

…MBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pdf?id=Zt1Ecc84f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-73

…te. II.-The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take a decision to recognise the resolution procedure of a non-EU Member State relating to a CCP in the cas…

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