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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-1-1Decree no. 2017-279 of 2 March 2017 R. 3512-1-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…farm management in disregard of paragraph 1 of Article 107 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-34

…t:1° The quality of distribution work on cinematographic works released in cinemas during the years 2018 to 2021;2° The size of the distribution company and its financial situation;3° The various supp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1794

…products, as provided for in Articles 8 to 10 and 21 to 33 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 22 to 24 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

…1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1no. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…1111-7 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018.Article L. 1111-5-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…f a period of two months following the summons, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 412-3 to L. 412-7. However, the judge may, in particular when the rehousing procedure carried out pur…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1451-1

…by the State with an administrative public service mission, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1481-1

…y the State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS…

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