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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…ctober 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 211-4Or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-7

The Institute's accounts are kept in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Financial and accounting organisation

Article R1413-29

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The amount of funding from the compulsory health insur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…ly 2009 L. 330-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.For the application of I: 1° References to EU Regulations No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 and No 909/2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-61

The control of expenditure exercised by the Accounting Officer pursuant toArticle 19 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management shall be appropriate and propo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…fall into a category subject to the clearing obligation in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on over-the-counter derivatives, centr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

In the absence of a National Professional Council bringing together the various components of the same profession, the professional organisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-5

The resources allocated to the Department of Mayotte, pursuant to IV of Article 12 of Ordinance no. 2012-576 of 26 April 2012 extending and adapting the construction and housing code and various laws…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-191

The jury for the technical test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modifiedorder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the national ski instructor diploma in alpine skiing.…

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