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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-17

…velopment commission of any project mentioned in article L. 752-1 whose sales area reaches at least 20,000 square metres, as soon as it is submitted. IV.-The departmental commercial development commis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93

…ior doctors" when completing phase 3, known as the consolidation phase, mentioned in article R. 632-20 of the Education Code, and "interns" when completing the phases mentioned in article R. 6193-2. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-2

…ly with the obligations laid down in ... is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of €20,000: 1° Article L. 1341-1 relating to the information needed to prescribe preventive and curative…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-75

…ions of this article do not apply to companies operating in one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-23

…00 per work;4° 50% of expenditure relating to the organisation of special events, up to a limit of €20,000 per work and €25,000 per company per year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-8

…ces provided for councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana in the articles L. 7125-19 et L. 7125-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings of the council or its f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7226-8

…llowances provided for councillors to the Martinique Assembly in the articles L. 7227-19 et L. 7227-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings of the council or its f…

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