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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

…portant statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française,". III.-For the application of Article L. 2113-12, the words: "the first paragraph of Article L. 2113-19," are deleted. IV.-For the application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-19

…rom the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promotion, w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis D

…ces, the distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating to the terms and conditions of application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-36

…is less than 10 minutes, including a maximum of €5,000 for authors;b) For single-episode projects: €12,500, including a maximum of €8,000 for authors;2° For animation projects, the amount of aid is se…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…s person when these sanctions have been imposed on the basis of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 or when they have been pronounced by a foreign National Anti-Doping Organisation or by any other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1

…s products and practices, and in particular implementing the good practices mentioned in article L. 1222-12, in compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to transfusion activi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-147-1

…ets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EC, if the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

…ling to provide the person canvassed with the information and documents mentioned in article L. 341-12 and the penultimate paragraph of article L. 341-6; 3° Failure by any person engaging in the activ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

…tension of the inspection, without prejudice to the professional secrecy referred to in Article L. 612-17 . On-site inspections may also be extended to branches or subsidiaries located abroad of under…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-6

…cases of suspension or closure of the procedure referred to in Articles R. 613-44-10 and R. 613-44-12 respectively, the opposition proceedings shall take place in the following four phases: 1° A phas…

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