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Showing 16411650 of 3334 articles for Art. Ordinance no. 2019-359 – 24 Apr. 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-5

…es L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proximity of public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-1

…e European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 if it is class 1a, or from Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 if it is class 2 or clas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

…ction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'année précédente;…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-112

…ums entered in the foreign sales company's automatic promotion account and the sums invested during 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-1

…nufacture of veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 93 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products.Any activity involving the manufacture,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D763-12

…ench Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1097 of 20 August 2019II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 440-3:1° The words: "in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-4

…d indication considered within the framework provided for in Articles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall be administered either by the veterinarian or, under the veterinari…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L834-1

…ollowing provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles app…

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