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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, in an amount equal to or greater than €10,000, to or from a Member State of the European Union…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No. 2017-44 of 19 January 2017, are applica…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-24

In cases where the law does not provide for exemption, the applicant referred to in article R. 431-12 pays the special tax relating to the issue of the residence permit.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…1 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-2

…3-6, the following article is inserted:"The ballot box vote provided for in Article 16 of Order no. 2005-43 of 20 January 2005 is organised for the election of members of the Mayotte Chamber of Commer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L712-1

…f the euro in Saint-Barthélemy, following its change of status with regard to the European Union on 12 July 2011, the legal acts and rules of the European Union necessary for the proper functioning of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-18

…ojects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 254 of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-8

…t projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in second paragraph of article 254 of law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…19-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 1611-4 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 1611-5 l'ordonnance n° 2005-406 du 2 mai 2005 L. 1611-9 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 II.-For the application of Articl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-2

…referred to in the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005;4° An organisation responsible for a major international sporting event that is a signatory to…

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