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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-1-1

The Minister responsible for health shall determine: 1° By order issued on a proposal from the Agence de la biomédecine, the recommendations of good practice relating to the methods of access, care fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…for the business property tax, the business property tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, for the amount issued for the benefit of the local authority syndicates is subject to a rebate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

…ceships on the date of the first meeting following the renewal of the General Council of Mayotte in 2011;2° Any expenditure related to the exercise of a competence transferred by the State from the sa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…rded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-32

…liament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 and alternative investment funds as defined by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-8

…interest rate increased in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in Article 6 of Decree 2011-275 of 16 March 2011 relating to the remuneration of networks collecting Livret A and Livret de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…he exception of the revenues mentioned in this 4°, capped in accordance with I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012 of the confiscated sums managed by the agency…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules concerning third countries for the management of FIAs

Article R532-32

…r designating, within one month, the reference Member State provided for in Article 37 of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011.Where France is designated a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

…Article L. 511-4 of the French Construction and Housing Code and Articles 9 and 10 of Act 2011-725 of 23 June 2011 containing special provisions relating to informal housing districts and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Oc…

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