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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-10

…lishment of intermunicipal cooperation following a formal notice issued pursuant to Article L. 1612-15 ; 4° Decisions relating to changes to the initial conditions of composition, operation and durati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…tion Fund manages the securities guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-13

…in 1° of I of article R. 713-14, by a representative of each company responsible for the routing of mail.The administrative authority mentioned in II of article R. 713-1 sets up the commission no late…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…le L. 5124-13; 13° The sections of the Order to which the pharmacist referred to in article L. 5124-15 belongs and the conditions under which this pharmacist must be assisted or replaced;14° The condi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-18

…ting federation, of an application setting out the two programmes mentioned in 3° of article L. 131-15: 1° A sports excellence programme which defines the federal strategy for preparing French teams f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-23

…the company concerned; 2° An issuer within the meaning of Article 2(1)(d) of Directive 2004/109 of 15 December 2004, whose registered office is in a Member State of the European Union and whose share…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-2

…ecisions of the European Commission taken pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-1-1

…opment objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report, which includes in particular…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-72

…he establishment by any means. The diving supervisor holds a qualification mentioned inappendix III-15 a. In the case of mixed diving, the Diving Supervisor shall also provide proof of PN-C or PTH-120…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-11

The calculation rates are set at :- 15% for publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual wor…

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