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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, on the manufacturer or, where applicable, his authorised representative, the importer and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L764-1

…r no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are replaced by referen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Exercise of control

Article R784-6

…rding resulting from the decreeR. 612-22, R. 612-24 and R. 612-25No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-26No. 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-27n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 612-28n° 2013-978 of 30 Oct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-25

…of vacancies, additional appointments may be made under the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-26 to L. 1441-31.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-8

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20 et D. 1611-26 are applicable to mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article L. 1611-7-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

…ablishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-5

…r and non-discriminatory, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/573 of 6 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-7

…uros in 2002,164,644,920 euros in 2003,182,938,800 euros from 2004 to 2016 and 212,938,800 euros in 2017 and subsequent years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-31

…ets the obligations laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceability of…

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