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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article L1821-1

…12-16 is applicable to the municipalities of French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 relating to differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration and vari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

…our healthcare system. Article L. 4151-2 is applicable there in the version resulting from Law No. 2022-1616 of 23 December 2022 on the financing of social security for 2023.Article L. 4151-4 is appl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…134-3 to R. 134-9, R. 137-1 and R. 138-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-928 of 23 June 2022. 2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, resulting from decree no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

…d to trading on a "DLT market infrastructure" within the meaning of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-56

…of this rule is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-6

For the allocation of production programme aid in 2021 and 2022, the 20-point reduction provided for in II of article 411-44 does not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…rovisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs Article D. 443-3 decree no. 2021-1137 of 31 August 2021 Article D. 443-4 decree no. 2021-1137 of 31 August 20214° The provisions of Book V me…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1

…the table annexed to the order of 22 January 2016 setting the list of qualifications acquired up to 31 December 2015 and in the table annexed to the order of 9 March 2020 setting the list of qualifica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-4

…mentioned in the first paragraph is updated on the website of the Ministry of Labour, each year by 31 December at the latest, by the services of the Ministry of Labour.

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