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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

…ISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 2212-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2212-2 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 2212-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2212-2-2 law no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L773-35

…e table above, in Article L. 545-1, the words: "within the meaning of Article 4(1)(29) of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014" are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of the Order of the Minist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L773-38

…from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Tied agents

Article L774-35

…e table above, in Article L. 545-1, the words: "within the meaning of Article 4(1)(29) of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014" are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of the Order of the Minist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L774-38

…from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L775-29

…e table above, in Article L. 545-1, the words: "within the meaning of Article 4(1)(29) of Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014" are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of the Order of the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L762-6

…pplicable; 2° In II of Article L. 425-5, the words: ", within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial inst…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the bu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 175

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