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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…rding resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…rding resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 20…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-19

…al rights of individuals with regard to personal data within the meaning of Chapter V of Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-1

I. - With effect from 2012, a national fund for the equalisation of inter-communal and communal resources is created for communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their ow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 of 27 January 2010D. 1621-3Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003R. 1621-4 to R. 1621-6Decree n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-8

…of rectification, erasure and restriction, as provided for in Articles 16 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with the occupational health and prevention service. Subject to the provisions of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-69

…for exceptional aid;2° Average sales are determined :a) For groupings and cartels created before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For g…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

The author of the request determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document's endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-2

…ts images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-1

…ts images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033…

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