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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

…he Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union ;9° Regulation No 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on prudential requirements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…may not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised by the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

…ay not exceed 30% of the amount of the contribution provided for in articles L. 1233-86 and L. 1237-19-11.II. - Measures planned as part of a voluntary approach by the company may be taken into accoun…

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

Article R1521-2

…rom decree no. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1111-19 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1111-19.-Anticipatory directives are kept in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…icle L. 1110-3 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Act no. 2022-295 of 2 March 2022. Article L. 1110-4, with the exception of III bis, shall apply in the versi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…cles R. 612-26 to R. 612-28 and R. 613-42 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-196 of 17 February 2022;7° The provisions of Book VII with the exception of Article R. 717-11 a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…100 of 28 January 2013 L. 131-46 to L. 131-63 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-64 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 131-65 to L. 131-70 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-71 with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7

…ompensation has been paid, the amount of which is fixed in the forms provided for in Article L. 145-19.The prices and ancillary conditions of the lease may be amended at the request of the most dilige…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in article L. 426-4 is subject to the republican in…

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