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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

I.-The articles L. 2113-1 to L. 2113-19, the articles L. 2113-21 to L. 2113-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-26, as they read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…s committees mentioned in article R. 5315-5 ; 12° The annual activity report and the social report; 13° The initial budget, employment authorisations and any amendments thereto; 14° The annual account…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…for approvals provided for in Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 and which invest more than 75% of their assets in the securities referred to in a and b…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

In order to be classified as a tourist resort, the tourist municipalities referred to in article L. 133-11 must implement, if necessary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-6

…ister for the Budget, if none of them has objected within this period.The decisions provided for in 13° of article R. 112-4 are automatically enforceable fifteen days after their receipt by the minist…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-2 a

…er State of origin, to any of the convictions or measures mentioned in articles L. 212-9 and L. 212-13, translated into French by a sworn translator or organisation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Regulation 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, corresponds to the net value of the share of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

…mount of the life portion is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in Article R. 334-13, on the basis of the technical provisions, capital at risk, premiums or contributions, claims and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…elephone, allocated to the legal entity mentioned in article R. 744-20;12° An open-air walking area;13° Luggage storage.Administrative holding centres likely to accommodate families also have speciall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

…a bank account as referred to in article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26 and those relating to other irregularities and incidents are subj…

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