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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…onomic activities in the investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM)

Article R721-30

…s Chairman, either at the latter's initiative or at the request of half of its members.The Chairman may decide that a meeting of the Supervisory Board is to be organised remotely in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-12

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-192005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 August 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R752-11

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-192005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 August 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-10

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-19n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 August 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-6

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

The parties to the contract may not depart from the provisions of articles L. 171-3, L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…fifteen days after their receipt by the supervisory ministers if the latter have not objected. They may be implemented immediately, in the event of an emergency declared by the Board of Directors, wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…I of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Implementation of a removal decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or a State with which the Schengen acquis applies, pursuant to 2° of article L. 615-1

Article R615-2

The administrative authority may, pursuant to 2° of Article L. 615-1, decide to implement an enforceable expulsion decision taken by one of the other Member States of the European Union, the Republic…

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