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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-36-1

The special statement for each arrondissement provided for in article L. 2511-37 an investment section for the investment expenditure referred to in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 2511-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36-2

The powers devolved to the representative of the State in the department by article L. 2224-12-4 are exercised by the Assembly of Corsica.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1-3

In fixing the damages, the court shall take into account separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement of rights, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-2

…for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the mutual insurers and unions mentioned in Article L. 111-1 of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-3

For the purposes mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, the High Council may communicate information or documents to the authorities of non-EU Member States exercising powers similar to its own, su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-3

…also order the forfeiture of any payment period granted pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 611-7 or the second paragraph of l'article L. 611-10-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-3

…e absence of an agreement approved in accordance with the procedures provided for in III of article L. 442-1-2 and if the distribution of insurance contracts benefiting from the aid provided for in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-6

…l or by the health establishment, the health service, one of the organisations mentioned in article L. 1142-1 or any other legal entity, other than the State, carrying out preventive, diagnostic or ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-3

At the end of the period set by the decree provided for in article L. 228-29-7, shares not presented for consolidation lose their voting rights and their right to dividends is suspended. The decree re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-2

…ent or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they decline their status until at the latest the notificati…

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