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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

The public establishments for intercommunal cooperation and the Lyon metropolitan area, when they have adopted the territorial climate-air-energy plan mentioned in Article L. 229-26 of the Environment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Declaration of a plot as abandoned

Article L2243-3

At the end of a period of three months from the completion of the publicity measures and notifications provided for in Article L. 2243-2, the mayor shall draw up a final report stating that the plot o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-33

I. - Except in cases of force majeure, in the event of a stock shortage of a medicinal product of major therapeutic interest for which a stock shortage or risk of a stock shortage presents a serious a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3

Raw materials for pharmaceutical use comply with pharmacopoeia specifications where these exist. Active substances used as starting materials in medicinal products for human use are manufactured and d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

Co-operative societies of retail traders are societies with variable capital constituted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-35

The members may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions provided for in Article L. 223-29.At least limited liability companies that exceed, at the close of a financial year, figure…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-3

For contracts relating to financial services involving an initial service agreement followed by successive transactions or a series of separate transactions of the same nature staggered over time, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-3

When a territorial authority, a public establishment or a grouping has obtained the benefit of the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of a capital asset and this asset is used for the purpos…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-3

In order to guarantee the general interest and the principles of unity and solidarity between professional and amateur activities, the income from the marketing by the league or, where applicable, by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-37

For the duration of the resolution procedure, any asset or liability acquired by the bridge institution may be returned to its original owner, without the latter being able to object, or transferred t…

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