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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Provisions applicable to the communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L2571-2

The articles L. 2113-1 to L. 2113-22 and the articles L. 2224-12-3-1, L. 2224-12-4 and L. 2224-12-5 as well as the third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 2143-3 are not applicable to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

…end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019; d) No later than 20 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L742-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…subject to the adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…provisions there have identical effects to those produced in mainland France:1° Regulation No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-1

…General Council and the Prefect, comprises: - in Guadeloupe: one mayor of a commune with fewer than 12,000 inhabitants, appointed by the college of mayors of communes with fewer than 12,000 inhabitant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…he three fractions of the rural solidarity allocation at least equal to the allocations received in 2019 under each of these three fractions.During the three years following 1 January of the year of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…Union;b) To work and expenditure eligible for the bonus provided for in II of Article 15 of Law No 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and carried out in favour of the energy renovation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…d Article R. 3115-15-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree No. 2019-258 of 29 March 2019.

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