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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1

…Article L. 335-4.Article L. 336-2 is applicable in its wording resulting from Order no. 2019-738 of 17 July 2019.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-9

…ns may result only from the infringement of the mandatory provisions of Regulation No 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 of the Council of the European Communities, or of the provisions of this chapter or of one…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019R. 2124-2R. 2124-3Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2124-4 to R. 2124-6In Title IIIR. 2131-1 to R. 2131-16 R. 2131-18R. 2132-1R. 2132-2Resul…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019R. 2124-2R. 2124-3Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2124-4 to R. 2124-6In Title IIIR. 2131-1 to R. 2131-16R. 2131-18R. 2132-1R. 2132-2Result…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-10

…is and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-1

…ovisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

…investment information sheet referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and within th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L154-1

…s are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…article R. 4111-7 or II of article R. 4221-13, or in the last paragraph of article 10 of decree no. 2020-1017 of 7 August 2020 implementing IV and V of article 83 of law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to allowances when the departmental share of property tax on built-up properties is transferred to the communes

Article 1518 quater

…pectively for the municipality and the department, of the abatement rate by the tax rate applied in 2020 on the territory of the municipality; 2° On the other hand, the sum of the property tax rates o…

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