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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to municipalities resulting from a merger with 100,000 inhabitants or less

Article R2113-22

…000 inhabitants under the conditions referred to in article L. 2113-26 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-39

Where they are unable to respond to a request for information or where they refuse to respond to such a request for one of the reasons provided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

National education, higher education and research. Corporations of civil servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 19…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

…of Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Europ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-210

…al knowledge of safety and technical safety skills: 1° Le brevet professionnel de la jeunesse de l'éducation populaire et du sport, spécialité "éducateur sportif" ci-après dénommé "BP JEPS", mention "…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

…ns prévues à l'article L. 351-4, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur rédaction indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : ARTICL…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-23

…ollectivity of Corsica shall benefit from the proceeds of the domestic consumption tax on energy products and the domestic tax on insurance policies available to the territorial collectivity of Corsic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…ED FOR IN Article L. 411-1 Order no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020 Articles L. 411-2 and L. 411-3Loi n° 92-597 du 1er juillet 1992 Articles L. 411-4 and L. 411-5 Order no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020…

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