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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L4331-2-1

…rticle 52 of Finance Act no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 and I of l'article 40 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006, est versée mensuellement à raison d'un douzi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-22

By way of derogation from article 9 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 764-44

…131-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-4

…312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-2

When the right to organise bets is granted by a sports federation or by an organiser of sports events mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 331-5 to betting operators holding the authorisatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Structures

Article L2412-2

The provisions of this book do not apply to: 1° Building or infrastructure works intended for an industrial activity whose design is determined by the operating process; 2° Infrastructure works carrie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

The information contained in the file shall be directly accessible, via a secure telecommunications system:1° To the judicial authorities;2° To officers of the judicial police, in the context of proce…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Specific provisions relating to assignment subledgers

Article R342-3

When the commitments of the insurance undertaking or supplementary occupational pension fund in respect of an allocation sub-account are no longer represented in at least an equivalent manner by the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-22

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 2, 3, 4, 5 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

The following may also practise as medical biologists:1° From the date of entry into force of Ordinance no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 on medical biology, a person who fulfils the conditions for pract…

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