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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…ion pursuant to Article L. 1221-14; 3° ter The payment of compensation pursuant to articles L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16 and L. 1142-24-17 ; 4° The payment of the compensation provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-18 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5211-19 (with the exception of the fourth paragraph) Act no. 2010-1563…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…ng to the reductions in allocations to be provided for in 2023 pursuant to Article 199-1 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. In 2017, this amount is…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

The public undertakings defined in II of Article 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

…pective powers granted to them by the articles of this Book and by Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and by Council Regulat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Occupation of public property

Article 1048 ter

…to L. 2122-19 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons or Article 13 of Ordinance No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts, or by local authorities, their groupings or their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…ronic Communications Code, as well as the legal entities providing services mentioned in the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 2° Financial, banking and cred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of clean seawater

Article R1322-73

…s is authorised only for the uses referred to : - Chapter VII of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 ; - Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. II. - The use of this water is ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R774-41

I. - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles R. 562-1 to R. 562-9 are applicable by operation of law in Frenc…

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