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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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

Article L1542-1

…his Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system, subject to the following a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L783-15

…the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L784-15

…the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L785-14

…the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 314-6…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R155-2

…cle R. 221-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of the same code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions with the same purpose…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

…collected, stored and processed automatically under the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48-4

Without prejudice to the application of III of Article L. 613-55-3, the reduction referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 in the nominal value of an own funds instrument or an eligible commitment is def…

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