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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Request for a formal statement of position

Article R1824-1

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5 decree no. 2020-634 of 25 May 2020 II. - For the application of articles R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5, the words: "representative…

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

Article R771-1

…742-14 Resulting from Decree no. 2017-896 of 9 May 2017 R. 742-15, R. 742-16 to R. 742-22, R. 742-25, R. 742-26, R. 742-42, R. 742-44, R. 742-45 to R. 742-50, R. 742-52 Resulting from Decree no. 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 De…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-38

…d directs the State services under the conditions set by article 21-1 of loi n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. The State representative in the territorial colle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1524-5

…n the penultimate paragraph, the references to Articles L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25 and L. 5212-2 are deleted; c) The last paragraph does not apply; 2° Articles R. 1413-71 and R. 14…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-16

…do not apply to life insurance. They apply from 9 July 1973 to contracts taken out prior to 15 July 1972.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…ragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26 may be waived by contract.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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