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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-24

…tes to sit on outside bodies and delegate the exercise of some of its powers to the executive council. In this case, and notwithstanding article LO 6431-21, the reports on the business submitted to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences defined in article L. 5431-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentence and one or more messages informing the publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences defined in article L. 5437-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and of one or more messages infor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…ble subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue or renew residence permits

Article L432-2

The renewal of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, by a reasoned decision, be refused to a foreign national who ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of this perm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1, the mandates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…le, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3632-1 à L. 3632-4 and to the training costs of the elected representatives referred to in articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 J…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L783-1

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 J…

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