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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-22

After the Finance Bill has been deposited on the National Assembly's desk and before 15 October each year at the latest, the regional prefect informs the départements of the provisional amount of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-15

After the Finance Bill has been deposited on the National Assembly's desk and before 15 October each year at the latest, the regional prefect informs the region of the provisional amount of the region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Transferred services.

Article R4422-32

…y the Corsican local authority under the conditions provided for in Title I of law n° 85-1098 of 11 October 1985 relating to the assumption of responsibility by the State, the departments and the regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 752-4)

Article Annexe 7-9

…t with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No. 247 of 23 October 2019, text No. 15, accessible at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pd…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-2

…of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, within the meaning of Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/203…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007.Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

…r wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L753-15

…e wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 201…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-28

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the visits, searches and seizures provided for by Article 59 may be carried out outside the hours provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L784-16

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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