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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…lis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 2018. Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in the territory of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Departmental accountant

Article L3342-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the department's accounting officer is solely responsible for executing, subject to the controls…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Regional accountants

Article L4342-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the region's accounting officer is solely responsible for executing, subject to the controls for…

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

Article R3821-13

…the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of Article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code, subject to the following adaptations:1° References to the département…

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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

…lowing (EU) regulations, so that these 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 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…2010D. 1621-3Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003R. 1621-4 to R. 1621-6Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17 December 2021R. 1621-7Resulting from Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021R. 1621-8 to R. 16…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…le L. 212-32 of this code;3° Average sales are determined :a) For cinemas opened before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas ope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 2122-5-2 law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 L. 2122-6 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 2122-7 law no. 2007-128 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-12

…ion fixed by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the broadcasting of cinematographic an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

…Conseil d'Etat the strictly necessary information, in compliance with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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