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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-114

…may enter into contracts constituting the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 which meet the characteristics of credit derivatives defined by the agreements referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-20

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-18 are : 1° Issued or guaranteed by : a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…in 2019 to the Department of Reunion. The départements participating, pursuant to article 43 of law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 on finance for 2022, in the experiment relating to the recentralis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-1

…l d'Etat, the court shall request the observations of the institutions mentioned in article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code on the appointment of the liquidator.An employee representative is appointed u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-2

An association of users of the healthcare system approved pursuant to article L. 1114-1 may take legal action to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by users of the healthcare system wh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-26

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 612-17 and L. 632-1 A of the French Monetary and Financial Code, Articles L. 311-18, L. 311-58, L. 421-9-5 and L. 423-6 of this Code, Article L. 431-6 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-9

It is forbidden to sell on credit, either by the glass or in bottles, drinks from the third, fourth and fifth groups for consumption on the premises or to take away. Except in the context of declared…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-9-1

The activities referred to in Article L. 5124-1 may be carried out by pharmaceutical establishments set up within non-profit organisations or public establishments other than health establishments: 1°…

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