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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-23

…1413-3 is automatically included on the list referred to in the first paragraph of Article D. 6211-19. It is not subject to the designation procedures of this sub-section.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of II of article L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code, the specialised committee referred to in this article may include a maximum of two membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-14

…of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments with the exception of those of articles L. 2223-19 to L. 2223-30, L. 2223-38 and L. 2223-40.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-11

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20, D. 1611-22, D. 1611-23, D. 1611-24, D. 1611-26, D. 1611-32-2, D. 1611-32-5 and D. 1611-32-6 are applicable to mandates entrusted pursuant to Article L. 1611-7-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-6-1

Where the European Commission takes a decision pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 on the compatibility of recourse t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-23

…andidates, the Minister of Justice may, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article R. 742-19, open a new deadline for the submission of applications. These are presented and examined in acco…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-2

…e, by way of interpretation, the application in time of nationality laws which were in force before 19 October 1945.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 sexies

…e)The additional payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion of the issue of shares…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-20

…nd consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in Articles LO 6251-2 to LO 6251-10 and LO 6251-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-20

…nd consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in articles LO 6351-2 to LO 6351-10 and LO 6351-19.

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