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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

…the municipalities are elected within each of the electoral colleges referred to in article R. 5211-20. The representatives of the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité prop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-78

…mbled in such a way that their components cannot move during use. There must be no gap of more than 20 centimetres between the edge of the decks and the structure or equipment against which the scaffo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-5-1

…they are subject to public accounting rules under the conditions set out in Article 112 of Law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law. II. - For receipts giving r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-1

…I.-As part of the task of monitoring gambling operations conferred upon it by Article 34 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…ework of the provision of services, is established by the State pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2014/67 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the implementation of Dir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…mpetent authority designated as the contact point, within the meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

…e department, shall be made via the Europol national unit referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

…e date of entry into force of the transfers of competencies provided for by the loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse, dans les conditions prévues aux II…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…h a view to combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, signed in Prüm on 27 May 2005; 2° By any act adopted pursuant to Title IV or VI of the Treaty on European Union and pursuing…

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