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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-23

…epartments that were enforceable on 3 March 1982, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et des régions, en vertu de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

…tious pathologies, the nature of which is specified by the decrees provided for in articles R. 2142-24 and R. 2142-27. These orders determine the conditions for carrying out and renewing these tests.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…4126-22Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-23Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-24Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-25 Decree no. 2008-484 of 22 May 2008 R. 4126-26Decre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-6

…the commission provided for in article L. 1614-3, based on the expenditure incurred by the State in 1998 for the actions mentioned in article R. 4332-7, after deduction of Community aid allocated to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-2

…pendent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 relative à la partie législative du code de la consommation L. 711-4 Resulting from the lo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L354-6

…THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…ead of the covid-19 epidemic and the measures taken to limit this spread and Decree no. 2021-310 of 24 March 2021 instituting aid to compensate for the fixed costs not covered by businesses whose acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-2

…th paragraph, the words: "in particular pursuant to Articles 5, 48 and 66 of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 modifiée relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et des régions" ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…rsons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017…

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