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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-2

The territorial collectivity of Corsica finances, builds, equips and maintains collèges, lycées, public vocational education establishments, artistic education establishments, special education establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority

Article R7345-10

…termination of the commercial contract of the representatives appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-13 ; 10° It shall ensure the funding of the training courses referred to in Article L. 7343-19 and t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

The provisions of articles L. 213-5 and L. 213-6 of this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

…25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227-16, L. 227-18, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-3

…s made via a private road, and without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 171-12 and L. 171-13 of the Code de la voirie (Road Code) relating to compulsory drainage and the compulsory classific…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-3

…clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for the assumption of resp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-64

…ction. Where the head of the risk management function is not a person referred to in Article L. 511-13, nor a deputy chief executive officer nor a member of the management board or any other body exer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-8

…neral of the Agence de la biomédecine. When the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 6122-13 relating to the continued suspension or withdrawal of the authorisation are applied, the Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-4

…sations to open, as provided for in articles R. 5142-5 to R. 5142-7, R. 5142-9, R. 5142-10, R. 5142-13 and R. 5142-14, as well as the content of the file attached to the application, are laid down, on…

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