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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-17

…he synthetic index of resources and charges mentioned in article L. 2334-16 for municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more is made up of:1° The ratio between the per capita financial potential of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

…t to articles L. 242-5 and L. 242-6, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-8

…sued in application of the provisions of articles L. 233-5, L. 421-11, L. 421-14, L. 421-22, L. 422-10, L. 422-11, L. 422-12, L. 422-14, L. 424-9, L. 424-11 and L. 426-11 and the provisions relating t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups.

Article L1255-13

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1253-1 to L. 1253-10 and L. 1253-17 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

…ation of the competent authority; 2° Under conditions contrary to the provisions of article L. 1126-10; 3° Whose performance has been prohibited or suspended by the competent authority. Any investigat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-2

…ticles L. 1432-1 and L. 1432-4 and to the territorial health council provided for inArticle L. 1434-10. The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Territorial Health and Autonomy Conference may not include any spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-3

…f this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of articles L. 1113-7 to L. 1113-10, and subject to the following adaptations: 1° In article L. 1113-1, the words: "as well as social…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-13

…4-6 for contracting authorities and in the documents kept pursuant to Articles R. 2184-7 to R. 2184-10 for contracting entities. For each stage of the procedure, candidates and tenderers apply the sam…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-54

…wer in accordance with Article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11 may result in forfeiture of the right to interest in full or in the proportion set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONTROL OF DETENTION BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

Article L743-23

…nst a decision made by the liberty and detention judge in the cases provided for in articles L. 741-10 and L. 742-8, it may also reject the statement of appeal without having first summoned the partie…

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