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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…he exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 Jun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…he exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 Jun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…he exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 Jun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-5

…e irregular accumulation of activities defined in article 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the appointing authority within public health…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are divided into twenty, sixteen and nine municipal arrondissements respectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 Jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L4332-4

…public establishments for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of the I of Article L. 5211-21.This additional tax is established and collected according to the same procedures as the tax…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-2

…of Law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and Law no. 83-657 of 20 July 1983 on the development of certain social economy activities; 3° Association governed by the local c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

…lic employees. They benefit from the protection provided by article 11 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.They may not be entrusted with duties that may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-6

Articles 11 and 11 bis A of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants are applicable to reservists during the periods of employment or training for which they ha…

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

Article R2131-26-1

…man wishes to have recourse to preimplantation diagnosis under the conditions set out in article L. 2131-4-1, at least one doctor from the multidisciplinary team of the prenatal diagnosis centre will…

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