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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…year, the first allocation authorised by a General Meeting after the date of publication of the loi n° 2008-1258 du 3 décembre 2008 en faveur des revenus du travail may only take place if the companie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-17 to L. 214-24-21 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…port specifies, where applicable, the energy performance of the facilities with regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…e table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-26

…ors' cooperatives may form cooperative unions as provided for in article 5 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…ceed fifteen days;6° In ammunition storage facilities in risk division 1.4, as defined by Directive 2008/68/EC of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, under the responsibility…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…owance may not exceed the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 September 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 September in 201…

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