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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…as opened, provided that he submits a request on plain paper to the body managing the plan before 1 July of the eighth year from the year in which the plan was opened. In this case, and notwithstandin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17

…victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of the aforementioned law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and, more generally, compensation of any kind received or to be received f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

…wing up the agreement referred to in I are those which, on the date of entry into force ofOrdinance no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agriculture, ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…Article D. 210-5 ; b)…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…ns that have been subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for in the article 14 of law no. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on publications intended for young people ; 2° Pornographic theatrical pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies or the n° 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies; 4° No…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-36

…the department for the current financial year, during the first half of the calendar year.Before 31 July of the current financial year, the list of operations that have received a grant as well as the…

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