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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D764-12

…is and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, as amended by Decree no. 2019-1097 of 20 August 2019.II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 440-3:1° The words: "in accorda…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16-1

The examinations mentioned in Article D. 6211-16, the analysis of which was carried out in medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-12

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the maximum rates and the rates applied are increased each year in a proportion equal to the growth rate of the consumer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L764-12

…ording resulting from L. 464-1 Order no. 2007-1490 of 18 October 2007 L. 464-2Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-12

The increases in capital grants provided for in Articles D. 5212-8 to D. 5212-10 are awarded by the Prefect and charged to the appropriations delegated to him for this purpose by the Minister of the I…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12

…ich is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may only allow the practice of the profession of nurse insofar as the French State diploma itself al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-12-1

…lders of personal training accounts, the Director General of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations may, depending on the seriousness of the facts observed, institute legal proceedings in the name and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-12

…ns, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 513-11-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Working conditions and forward-looking management of jobs and skills

Article L2241-12

…taking into account the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors listed in article L. 4161-1. Negotiations on the forward-looking management of jobs and skills may take place at regional…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-12

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 132-10 and R. 132-11, the regulation and management of the competitions mentioned in article R. 132-1 fall within the remit of the professional league.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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