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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-26

The provisions of article L. 521-18 apply to the provision of services.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-23

In the event of serious or immediate danger and where the provision of services is not regulated pursuant to Book IV, the administrative authority shall take the necessary emergency measures by order.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-2

…time with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in article L. 511-15 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. The fine may be increased…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-25

The Local Finance Committee apportions the revenue defined in the previous article between the municipalities and public establishments that meet the conditions set by a decree in the Conseil d'Etat.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-24

…roceeds of police fines relating to road traffic intended for local authorities referred to in b of 2° of B of I of Article 49 of Law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finances for 2006 are distrib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-23

For the application of all the provisions establishing incompatibilities between certain electoral mandates or elective functions, the functions of member of the Executive Council of Corsica are assim…

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

Article L5211-28

…ity grant:1° Urban communities and metropolises, including the Greater Paris metropolis and the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis as well as the Lyon metropolis;2° Agglomeration communities;3° Communi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-2

…e initial budget, supplementary budget and amending decisions are voted on by the Territorial Council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-21

…diture that has given rise to a declaration of de facto management by the territorial audit chamber during the closest meeting following the transmission of the request sent by the territorial audit c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-22

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the public establishments of the collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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