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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réunion wil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-2

…the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants whose headquarters are in the territory of the department; b) The representative…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

…comply with current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively managed leisure accommodation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-123

…article L. 352-3 of the French Forestry Code, the total amount of these withdrawals may not exceed 30% of the sums on deposit at 1st January of the year in question in any one calendar year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

…o. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-8 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 515-9 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-10 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L774-10

…o. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-8 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 515-9 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-10 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

…o. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-8 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 515-9 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-10 Order no. 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article 763

In the event that a criminal sentence is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently banned from residing in the département where the victim of the crime or his direct heirs re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

…014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and No…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…L. 412-1 :1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7,9 to 18,21,22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, descripti…

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