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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-16

…ollection, for bio-waste handed over to the local public service, in accordance with Article L. 541-21-1 of the Environment Code.The municipal service and, where applicable, duly authorised persons ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-22

…renewal(s) may only be carried out within the time limit for treatment mentioned in article R. 5132-21. Dispensers are required to carry out renewals in accordance with the procedures defined in artic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…es; the deferred salary, for the year ended and for the current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L744-5

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

…acts, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national councils of the orders may set up among th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-19

…ures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 to 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, as amended, on novel fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…et R. 135-1 à R. 135-4;L'article R. 136-1 est applicable dans sa rédaction résultant du décret n° 2021-1369 du 20 octobre 2021;L'articles R. 122-3, R. 122-6, R. 122-7, R. 122-8, R. 122-10, R. 122-11,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R752-4

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-4

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May…

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