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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Foreign nationals with personal and family ties in France

Article L423-23

…categories provided for in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21 and L. 423-22 or those giving entitlement to family reunification, and who has personal and family ties in Fran…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-5

…351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-7 to L. 314-9 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 314-22 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 314-23, with the exception of its fourth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 797

…bed or published deed;4° The notarised certificates mentioned in 3° of l'article 28 du décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière et relatives à ces biens sont publiés…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical devices.

Article L5461-1

…ticle L. 5413-1;4° The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 5414-1 of this Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…hesion grant, it receives, by way of guarantee, a grant equal to 90% in 2017,75% in 2018 and 50% in 2019 of the amount received in 2016. The sums required are taken from the appropriations allocated b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-17

…tion facility; 4° Research projects; 5° Draft agreements drawn up in application of article R. 1261-22 with a third party organisation; 6° Any training or research project involving the conservation o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-23

…ion representing all the professions mentioned in article L. 5424-20. Such a request for assessment may also be submitted to it by a professional employers' organisation or by an employees' trade unio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L743-2

…2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 212-4 to L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L742-2

…2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 212-4 to L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

…f the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000…

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