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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-3

The provisions of article L. 571-2 are applicable to proceedings relating to offences under articles L. 572-1 and L. 572-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-32

Any person practising one of the professions referred to in article L. 7124-16 who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-18, does not carry an extract from the birth certificates of children…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-3

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book II in New Caledonia: 1° In Article L. 2213-6, the words: ", local authorities" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2232-7, the words: "Notwithstandi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-3

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book II in French Polynesia: 1° In Article L. 2213-6, the words: ", local authorities" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2232-7, the words: "Notwithsta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-30

Articles L. 3141-28 and L. 3141-29 do not apply when the employer is required to join a holiday fund in application of article L. 3141-32.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Adjudication of applications from foreign nationals and administrative authorities

Article L743-3

The provisions of this section shall apply to the judgment of petitions lodged by the foreign national for the purpose of contesting the decision to place him in detention pursuant to article L. 741-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-3

Proceedings and assignments of remuneration shall be suspended or prohibited, depending on the case, until approval of the conventional recovery plan provided for in Article L. 732-1, until the decisi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-3

Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2 and notwithstanding article L. 2213-32, the president of the metropolitan council exercises the powers enabling him to regulate external fire defence. Without pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Value added tax

Article L334-3

The application of the reduced rate of value added tax to admission fees for screenings of works of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence broadcast on video is governed by b of 3° of article 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Registration and deregistration

Article L752-3

The file lists the measures of the conventional recovery plan mentioned in Article L. 732-2. These measures are communicated to the Banque de France by the Commission. The registration is kept for the…

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