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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

…1 to L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-5-1, L. 5125-8, L. 5125-9, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-12, L. 5125-16 and L. 5125-18 shall apply in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…7 L. 549-16 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-17 Order no. 2017 1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-18 to L. 549-23 Order no. 2016 827 of 23 June 2016

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-2

…the conditions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 17 and in Articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article R1411-6

…rs a public service delegation agreement to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all documents and information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…ary 2012 on the Higher Council of the State Civil Service, and Article 3 of Decree No. 2014-1379 of 18 November 2014 on the Higher Council of the Territorial Civil Service and the National Centre for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…rial, backfill and waste;13° Working hours and times determined in application of Articles R. 4412-118 and R. 4412-119 ; 14° The technical files provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-1

…uipment and public services on the date of the transfer, of the provisions of II of article L. 5211-18.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…e mentioned in 6° of article 120 and 1° of I of article 125-0 A, attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017, as well as income taken into account to determine the taxable profit of an industria…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…ity receives a referral from the European Central Bank in accordance with the provisions of Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the supervisory board shall initia…

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