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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-134

When, in application of the second paragraph of Article L. 5124-11, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé intends to prohibit the export of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-31

Article L. 632-2 of the French Commercial Code does not apply to contracts entered into by a housing finance company or to legal acts performed by or for the benefit of a housing finance company where…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-9

Collection is carried out in support of a single collection order issued by the administrative authority referred to in Article R. 522-7 and recovered by the competent public accountant, pursuant to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-29

The provisions of articles R. 1511-24, R. 1511-25 and R. 1511-28 are not applicable to the assumption of fees payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees contracted to carry out the operations provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-3

The Social and Economic Committee is consulted on the draft agreements mentioned in article R. 5111-1. When the agreements are part of the measures provided for in connection with a redundancy project…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-30

A member who has been struck off the Register or who has been subject to the criminal sanctions referred to in articles L. 6242-1 and L. 6242-2 has six months, from the date on which the decision to s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…tories: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 quater B

…interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fall wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-5

…ss to information concerning them contained in the file in accordance with the article 49 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R252-1

…f the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS R. 222-1 to R. 222-4 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016R. 242-1 to R. 242-4 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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