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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L752-14

…August 2015 II.-For the application of I: 1° In Article L. 322-2, the references to Articles L. 312-18, L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 are deleted; 2° In Article L. 322-6, the reference to Article L. 312-18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L753-14

…August 2015 II.-For the application of I: 1° In Article L. 322-2, the references to Articles L. 312-18, L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 are deleted; 2° In Article L. 322-6, the reference to Article L. 312-18…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21

…21-5, L. 4231-7-1 and L. 4231-8. In this case and notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 4132-18, reports on business submitted to the regional councillors may be communicated to them during the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

…sumption mentioned in the present article, as it stands on 31 December 2021, collected for the year 2022, increased by 1.5% or by 1% for the syndicates mentioned in article L. 5212-24, as well as the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-45

…hen the Board of Directors is not composed in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 225-18-1, payment of the remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall be suspe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-43

…This guarantee is specifically allocated to the reimbursement of sums which the travel operator remains liable to pay at any time on payments or remittances made to him in the exercise of activities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-6

…ents laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5124-18 is punishable by a fine of €150,000. The same penalties shall apply, irrespective of the method o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-5

…the basis of the data communicated by the national professional bodies pursuant to articles R. 444-18 to R. 444-21.They ensure a level playing field for all the services provided, with a view to prom…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3381-2

…e State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS TH…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

…15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, water samples are taken by agents of the Regional Health Agency or by agents of a laboratory app…

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