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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Economic aid

Article L3231-3-1

The départements may award operating subsidies to the local structures of representative trade union organisations under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The organisations thus su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-9-3

The President of the Assembly of Corsica may decide that the meeting of the standing committee is to be held in several places, by videoconference. When the meeting of the standing committee is held b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-4

Overseas regional councils are consulted on plans to award or renew port and airport concessions concerning these regions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-1

The regional councils of the overseas regions are consulted on draft laws, ordinances or decrees containing provisions for adapting the legislative regime and administrative organisation of these regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-3

In order to pool resources, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may acquire assets that it shares with its member communes in accordance with the terms and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

A public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-4

The opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings against a credit institution, investment firm or finance company entails, depending on the case, the filing of an application for withdrawal of author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-9

The administrator or liquidator appointed by the competent authority of another Member State shall be entitled to exercise in mainland France, in the overseas departments and in the Department of Mayo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-3

Upon decision of the resolution college, the bridge institution shall be deemed to be a continuation of the person subject to resolution proceedings and shall continue to exercise any rights previousl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article L621-30-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers may only be held liable for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and its delegated regulations in respect of the approval of prospectuses.

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