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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations to overseas municipalities.

Article R2334-9-3

…erritorial districts of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the aforementioned Decree of 17 August 1994.Unless otherwise stated, the population to be take…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…hen their application is submitted, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, as well as information on the limitations of their rights provided for in I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

…départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-16, the distribution is made in accordance with the terms below. The regional prefect chooses, from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-1

…ivities or professions likely to give rise to a conflict of interest referred to in Article R. 7123-16, a statement indicating, where applicable, the other activities or professions pursued and the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-18

The employer is deemed to have fulfilled the obligations listed in articles L. 7122-24 and R. 7122-16 when the two parts of the single and simplified declaration contain the following information: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-2

Experiments on veterinary medicinal products within the meaning of article L. 5141-16 are any tests, research or experiments, hereinafter referred to as trials, which are carried out with a view to ob…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

…released in cinemas after 19 May 2021, may be increased.The increase applies to aid granted between 16 March 2021 and 31 December 2021.The amount of the increase is set, after consultation with the fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

Payment service providers shall establish and implement procedures for dealing with payment service users' complaints concerning compliance with the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of…

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