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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R773-3

…of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-54n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 512-55 and R. 512-55-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015R. 512-57 with the exception of its se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-54n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 512-55 and R. 512-55-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015R. 512-57 with the exception of its se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D3421-2

…t of the police prefecture. These instalments must be paid no later than 15 February, 15 May and 15 August. The balance of the contribution due in respect of the financial year in question is paid in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

…body shall examine at least the aspects provided for in point 2.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…idation programme under the conditions provided for in II of 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…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-15

1. The representative of the State in the département may order the closure of pubs and restaurants for a period not exceeding six months, following breaches of the laws and regulations relating to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

…211-22, to more than 70% of the final production cost of the work; 4° For short…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

…211-22, to more than 70% of the final production cost of the work; 4° For short…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-2

…he chairman, of each of the boards of directors of the establishments mentioned in articles L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 may not be greater than one.Among the members appo…

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