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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…e mandate, the same controls as those provided for in d and e of 2° of the article 19 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management;- when the agent recovers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L752-21

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 ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L754-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

…finance the mission mentioned in Article L. 7345-1, the proceeds of the tax provided for inArticle 300 bis of the General Tax Code are allocated to the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L775-40

…of 14 December 2000 L. 571-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 571-15 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 571-16Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 II.-For the application of the art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company.

Article R6223-69

…period of one year to bring itself into compliance with the I of Article 10 of Law no. 2013-442 of 30 May 2013 reforming medical biology, in accordance with the provisions of II of Article 5 of Law n…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-33

…Article R. 212-30 are attached to the application for approval. Proposals for programming…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…2007 Article R. 411-6 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Articles R. 411-8 and R. 411-9 Decree no. 2012-1247 of 7 November 2012 Articles R. 411-10 to R. 411-13 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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