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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Coastal development, protection and enhancement.

Article L341-3

The conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down, where necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-3

An unacceptable tender is one whose price exceeds the budgetary appropriations allocated to the contract, as determined and established before the procedure is launched.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-3

The purchaser may require the contract holder to:1° Put economic operators out to tender in order to select them as subcontractors;2° Subcontract part of the contracts.For the purposes of this article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3

…stered securities, consisting of bonds or securities giving immediate or future access to the capital, the intermediary registered under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-1 is required to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-3

Any plant variety meeting the conditions of article L. 623-2 is defined by a name to which a description and a sample copy kept in a collection correspond.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-3

The State representative may, at any time, request communication of the acts taken on behalf of the municipality which are not mentioned in article L. 2131-2. The State representative may only refer t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

The provisions of Article L. 232-1 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms under conditions set by the French Accounting Standards A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

All credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-36

When they prepare their accounts in consolidated form, credit institutions and finance companies do so in accordance with the rules defined by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables (Frenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-3

The following are not subject to AMF supervision1° The management of a statutory sickness and maternity insurance scheme and insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, as referred…

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