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Showing 64016410 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in French Polynesia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…ed by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.Urban departments whose per capita financial potential is less than or equal to 1.5 times the average per capita financial poten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) is a public establishment under the supervision of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

…nvestment of certain funds 101. Consignment Agreement or court decision having the force of res judicata (1) or, where applicable, consignment decision by the authorising officer. (1) Only the credito…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…isation from the rightholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products carrie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

…egeneration zones, with the exception of those mentioned in B of II of this article, companies that carry out the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1465 under the conditions and s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…gredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban laid down in article L. 3512-4 ;2° Broadcasting a motor sport competition containing direct or indirect tobacco advertising and taking place…

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