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Showing 36613670 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

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

Article L1522-2

…Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the ada…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…h Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-19, subject to the following adapta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-4

…e I of Article L. 5211-21.This additional tax is established and collected according to the same procedures as the tax to which it is added. When its proceeds are collected by a municipality or by a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-73

The liquidator is appointed in accordance with the Articles of Association, except in the two cases provided for in Article R. 743-72, and in the cases provided for in Article R. 743-74. Failing this,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-1

…g provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicable…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-1

…the following provisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicable…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-1

…er, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the financing of which is subject to maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

…following sections and to the following adaptations: 1° In all provisions, the words: "first instance disciplinary chamber" shall mean: "chambre de discipline de première instance de l'ordre des phar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…ight-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 202…

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