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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…f the declaration of incorporation for partly completed machinery; 4° The location and model of the CE marking and other accompanying information; 5° The constituent parts of the technical file for ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-5

…e same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-14

…rovisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L775-13

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2, with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L461-1

…"in Article 38 of EU Regulation No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fisheries and aquaculture products, amendin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-27

…rral to the National Council includes the impact study provided for in Article 8 of Organic Law no. 2009-403 of 15 April 2009 on the application of the articles 34-1,39 and 44 of the Constitution.The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-14

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-37

…ent of a change in the classification or maximum residue limit of a pharmacologically active substance in application of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…S AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-21…

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