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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-9

…an exception to the first paragraph, professional firefighter officers may, under conditions set by regulation, be appointed to their grades, jobs or functions jointly by the competent State authority…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-4

…n all the information enabling the customs debt to be notified, pursuant to Articles 102 and 103 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-4

…er UCITS, unless it has reason to doubt the accuracy of such information and documents. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the conditions of application of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-17

…rative authority, which may oppose the carrying out of this activity under conditions determined by regulation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-3

When the assets of an insurance undertaking are insufficient to meet its regulated commitments, or when the financial situation of the undertaking is such that the interests of policyholders and benef…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-10

The matter is referred to the Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations by means of a report submitted by the rapporteur. The documents accompanying the report include the minutes provided for in arti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Identification and role of the project manager in global contracts

Article L2171-7

…adapted to the specific nature of global contracts, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-13

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-6

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of directors elected pursuant to article L. 225-27 may not be more than five nor exceed one-third of the number of o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-9

…tions may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation. Subject to article L. 623-10, this authorisation may be granted at any time. It is acqui…

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