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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

…olumn of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 341-1 Resulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…16-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…16-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

…of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2006/2004 and Directive No 2009/22/EC (CLR Regulation).

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1

…énéral des impôts ;8° The repayment from the Fonds national de garantie individuelle des ressources;9° The fraction of value added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-24

When the indication for a diagnosis on the embryo is accepted, the couple or the unmarried woman is taken in charge by the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team responsible for medically…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-5

…as an ingredient in processed products, on an experimental basis from the publication of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life and until…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Local public companies

Article L1864-1

…pital.These companies are competent, subject to compliance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, to carry out development…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Mergers

Article L2312-41

…L. 430-3 of the same code, or by the European Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) no. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on mergers. During this meeting, the social and economic committee or, whe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

…g the cessation of nuclear testing pursuant to the last paragraph of article 6-1 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. The expenses mentioned in…

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