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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

…titions and events and from exercising the functions and activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 232-23. This ban takes effect on the date of notification of the decision to the Agency. When a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

…by the act of the same person and which have a common origin, any association mentioned in article L. 452-1 may, if it has been mandated by at least two of the investors concerned, bring an action fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 526-14 and L. 526-15, the funds of electronic money holders collected by an electronic money institution are returned to the holders or transferred to a credit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

…nd, to the retail dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, under the conditions defined by decree, of experimental or ancillary m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-2

…re is drawn up, on the one hand, taking into account the annual allocations provided for in article L. 6416-1 and the tariffs mentioned in article L. 6416-5, as well as the establishment's projected a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-21

The provisions of Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8, L. 722-18 to L. 722-20 do not apply to financial relations between : 1° On the one hand, New Caledonia and, on the other hand, mainland France, Guadelo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article L. 141-2, the words: "or transfer to the State responsible for examining their asylum application" are deleted; 3° Article L. 142-2 is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-28

Where the contribution referred to in article L. 236-27 is carried out between joint-stock companies, between limited liability companies or between one or more joint-stock companies and one or more l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-2

…onsible for the regional public vocational training service, the establishment mentioned in Article L. 5315-1 also has the following missions:1° To contribute to the emergence and organisation of new…

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