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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

…After the reference to Article R. 521-9, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police (municipal police officers, rural wardens, Paris surveillance officers and Paris city police officers)

Article R15-33-29-3

…e that municipal police officers, country wardens, Paris surveillance officers mentioned in article 21 of this code, as well as officers of the City of Paris in charge of a police force, may, pursuant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the basis of proposals from the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…Anti-Doping Code and exercises disciplinary powers under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6, except in the cases set out in 16° ;8° It issues the Therapeutic Use Exemptions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the adaptations provided for in II of this Article.II. - For the applicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…torial sea and to electricity production facilities using wind mechanical energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D ; b) Upon deliberation by the municipality in which the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…plied in respect of 2013 or, where applicable, to that which was set by a decision taken between 22 January and 1 October 2013 for application from 2014.2. In the absence of a deliberation for one of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…22L. 133-19Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-20 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 133-21 and L. 133-22 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-22-1 to L. 133-25-1Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…g indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order…

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