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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-1

The following provisions of Book I of this Part, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, are applicable in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

…daptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5214-7 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5214-8 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 II. - In the last paragraph of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

…f 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-6 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-122…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L774-10

…f 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-6 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-122…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

…f 20 February 2014 L. 515-2 and L. 515-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-6 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-122…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

…n the wording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Order 2009-104 of 30 January 2009 II - For the appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article L5842-5

I. - The articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proxi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-48

By way of derogation from articles 721-12 and 721-13, the amount of the sums entered in the automatic account of foreign sales undertakings for 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…mn of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4…

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