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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

In the overseas departments and regions, the representative of the State in the region organises a consultation with the department and the region with a view to determining the local authority benefi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-7

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…e no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-21 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-22 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 533-22-1 with the exception of its III Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 20…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-3

…al and interest, resulting either from one or more issues with a nominal value at issue of at least 30 million euros, or from an issue programme with a minimum value of at least 30 million euros; 2° B…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-5

With a view to improving the quality of patient care, the Haute Autorité de santé issues an opinion addressed to the ministers responsible for health and industry on the references to harmonised stand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, L. 1211-6-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R773-43

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R774-43

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 right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…ia services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to the freedom of communication and subject to corporation tax may benefi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation allowance due to t…

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