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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-31

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may give formal notice to any person subject to its supervision to take, within a specified period, any measures intended to bring it into complian…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work, supplies or services which have become necessary

Article R2194-3

When the contract is concluded by a contracting authority, the amount of the amendment provided for in article R. 2194-2 may not exceed 50% of the amount of the initial contract. Where several success…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-37

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of restrictions in the articles of association on the exercise of votin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-3

…erson under investigation or his or her attendance at a teaching course, pursuant to 6° of Article 138 (paragraph 2) may have the person under investigation produce any documents or information relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-3

No transaction may result in the account being in debit. The minimum amount for individual cash withdrawals or deposits on a Livret A passbook account is set at 10 euros. The amount referred to in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-34

In an emergency, the suspension of the General Manager of the Société centrale du crédit maritime mutuel and that of a Regional Bank or Union Manager shall be ordered by the General Manager of the cen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-36

A communal or inter-communal first response centre may be created by prefectoral decree, if the deliberative body of the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation so requests, aft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Conciliation

Article R4233-37

…entral council is responsible for failing to comply with the time limit referred to in article R. 4234-36, the author of the complaint may ask the president of the national council to refer the matter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-32

To enable recipients of social assistance to receive the allowances they may be entitled to, the department responsible for paying this remuneration or, where applicable, the Services and Payment Agen…

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