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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…5211-41-1 or the withdrawal of a municipality under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-19, L. 5214-26 or L. 5216-11, the author of the request or initiative draws up a document presenting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-210

…ies may not invest in shares or units of investment funds mentioned in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…social difficulty;18° One member of the regional unions of healthcare professionals who is a doctor;19° Two members from the specialised commission for the organisation of care.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

The written consent to gamete donation referred to in articles R. 2141-17, R. 2141-18 and R. 2141-19 is preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Enrolment and Disciplinary Commission and appeals against its decisions

Article R814-1

…h of Article L. 814-1, are designated under the conditions set out in article 32-A of the Decree of 19 December 1945 implementing the status of judicial auctioneers and Article 74-2 du décret du 29 fé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-14

…ase and give its ruling under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 823-18 paragraph 4 and R. 823-19 respectively.This procedure does not apply if the parties agree to exceed the limits set in Artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…t March 2007 Article R. 411-1-4 Decree no. 2015-595 of 2 June 2015 Article R. 411-2 Decree no. 2004-199 of 25 February 2004 Article R. 411-3 Decree no. 2015-515 of 7 May 2015 Article R. 411-4 Decree n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…ublic establishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public institution co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

…on outdoor advertising carried out on all or part of the territory of a commune prior to 1 January 2012 continue to apply. The metropolis of Lyon may decide to institute the local tax on outdoor adve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…rocedures within the meaning of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems, the regular executi…

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