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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…competence of organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, the communal share, provided for in article L. 2333-2, is collected by the syndicate on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-5

Without prejudice to the specific provisions relating to the indication of the origin of foodstuffs, the indication of origin is made compulsory for milk, as well as for milk used as an ingredient in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17-1

…iations; 4° Workshops and integration sites; 5° Social integration organisations covered by article L. 121-2 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles; 6° Child welfare services; 7° Accommodatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2

…cord and placental cells collected under the conditions mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 1241-1 may be prepared, stored, distributed or transferred. Each of these establishments dedicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

…in respect of the Livret A and the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire governed by article L. 221-27 by institutions distributing one or other of these passbooks is centralised by Caisse des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

…onditions as the allowance paid to the municipalities, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2335-3.The loss of revenue that the urban community suffers as a result of the extension from fif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the version resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…of this Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in i…

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