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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-1

Without prejudice to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-13

…der no. 2010 420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 2007 L. 221-38 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 232-1Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 II - For the purposes of appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-34

…hnical and scientific progress under the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…51-1 to L. 152-8 and L. 153-2 to L. 154-1 are applicable, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2018-670 of 30 July 2018 on the protection of business secrecy;Articles L. 141-12, L. 141-18, L. 143-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-3

In 2008, the amount of the regional allocation for educational facilities is set at 661,841,207 euros.The amount allocated in 2008 to each region exercising the powers defined in article L. 214-6 of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-10

…n the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the article 51 of law n° 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on modernisation of the economy and the regulatory measures taken for its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-1

…ementioned Law of 21 June 2004; 3° In areas identified pursuant to Articles 119 to 119-2 of Law No. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy; 4° In areas identified pursuant to ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-5

…umer may not be deprived of the protection afforded by the provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-2

…ph. The amount of the fund is reduced by the total amount of credits allocated under this fund in 2018 to the territorial collectivity of French Guyana and the Department of Mayotte and in 2019 to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R773-7

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no.…

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