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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-10

The request for empowerment to lay down a rule applicable on the territory of the region shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Regional Council taken by an absolute majority of its members.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-1

A Consultative Council of Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations is hereby established in French Guiana.The Council is composed of representatives of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11

The deliberative body of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation meets at least once every three months or, for unions formed for a single work or service of inter-municipal interest,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-15

The administration of establishments which are the subject of syndicates is subject to the rules of ordinary law. In particular, the laws which lay down, for similar establishments, the constitution o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13

On a reasoned request from the Chairman or Secretary General of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the president of the court may order the sequestration, wherever held, of funds, securities or righ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10

…s may, for the purposes of the investigation or audit, ask to be provided with any documents, regardless of the medium used.Investigators and auditors may summon and interview any person likely to pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-16

Where the AMF Enforcement Committee has imposed a financial penalty that has become final before the criminal court has given a final ruling on related facts, the criminal court may order that the fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-11

Any person summoned or heard has the right to be assisted by counsel of his choice. The procedures for summoning the person or for receiving his or her explanations on the spot and the conditions unde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L634-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) shall put in place procedures to enable any person to report to them, including anonymously, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-1

The purpose of profit-sharing is to involve employees collectively in the company's results or performance. It is random in nature and results from a calculation formula linked to these results or per…

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