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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…1-5 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2131-6 law no. 2000-597 of 30 June 2000 L. 2131-7 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 2131-8 to L. 2131-10 law no. 96-142 of 24 February 1996L. 2131-11law n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

On expiry of a period of four years from the date of entry into force of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 on public health policy, the report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is attached to any new r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Commission consultative d'évaluation des charges des communes.

Article D2573-61

…ltative commission for assessing the burdens of the communes, provided for in Article 11 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the Statute of Autonomy of French Polynesia, comprises, i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

…contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 3° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

…a new opinion from the national reference laboratory, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended on official controls…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

…y of French Polynesia, under the conditions set out in Article 34 of the Organic Law of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. An agreement between the State and French Polynes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-3

…f the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, of which the Public Prosecutor is notified, is not included in the record of proceedings…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…e-du-Sud et de la Haute-Corse, dans les conditions définies aux II and III of Article 52 of Law no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-13…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HR

…sponding to the amount of public aid in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 of 30 March 2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

…milk, colostrum, milk products and colostrum-based products" of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, laying down specifi…

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