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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article R754-5

…to the adaptations in II, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016 884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I, in the first paragraph of Article R. 313-1,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-46

…a regulated market, the double voting rights provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-123 are de jure, unless a clause to the contrary is included in the Articles of Association adopted a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…e no. 2010-334 of 26 March 2010 R. 4126-4 Decree no. 2004-802 of 29 July 2004 R. 4126-5Decree no. 2023-147 of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

I.-The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-7

…on and those relating to foreign nationals who have been admitted in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016, are specified by decree in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-5

…s marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

…he group action and the action for recognition of rights provided for in Titles V and VI of Act No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century .

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-11

…f pharmacists holding a European professional card, pursuant toArticle 4 of the aforementionedOrder 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L734-7

…ing from L. 163-1 and L. 163-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 163-4-2 Order no. 2011-2…

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