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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Board of Directors (R)

Article R2221-27

The members of the board of directors of the régies responsible for managing a market of national interest are appointed half by the local authority or authorities concerned, half by the prefect.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article L214-21

Under the conditions and within the limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a UCITS may make temporary purchases and sales of financial instruments and borrow cash.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 792-2

Where the succession has been accepted by one or more heirs purely and simply and by one or more others to the extent of the net assets, the rules applicable to the latter option are binding on all th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

…contracts not cleared by a central counterparty compliant with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-20

A UCITS may not engage in short sales of the financial instruments referred to in Article L. 214-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-22

…r Inspector may also carry out an adversarial investigation as defined in paragraph 1 of article R. 2421-11. The provisions of articles R. 2421-11 paragraph 3 and R. 2421-12 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-20

…Social and Economic Committee as part of the consultation carried out in application of article L. 2421-3 is expressed by secret ballot after hearing the interested party.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-21

…ividual or collective agreement is sent to the inspector under the conditions defined in article L. 2421-3. The request is accompanied by the minutes of the Social and Economic Committee meeting. It i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Commission for access to non-identifying data and the identity of third-party donors

Article R2143-2

The commission referred to in article L. 2143-6 is called the Commission for Access to Third Party Donor Data by Persons Born of Medically Assisted Procreation. The members of the commission are appoi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to…

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