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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electronic transmission of documents subject to legality control.

Article R2131-2-A

I. - When a local authority transmits all or some of the documents referred to in article L. 2131-2 by electronic means, it shall use a teletransmission system that has been approved under conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electronic transmission of documents subject to legality control.

Article R2131-2-B

The specifications mentioned in article R. 2131-2-A defines the overall architecture of the chain for the remote transmission of acts subject to legality control as well as the characteristics require…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-2

If the file contains all the documents required to examine the application for authorisation, the prefect will send the applicant, within fifteen days of receipt of the application, a receipt of depos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

…"departmental councils" are replaced by the words "regional or inter-regional councils";g) The 1°, 2° and 3° of II of article R. 4124-3-5 are replaced by the following provisions:"For chiropodists, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2-3

…e words: "Article L. 4311-15" are replaced by the words: "Article L. 4321-10 or Article L. 4322-2"; 2° In the fourth paragraph of Article R. 4311-105, the words: "Article L. 4311-15" are replaced by t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-27

…f a search engine, directory or other referencing service to stop referencing electronic addresses giving access to these online public communication services. In order to facilitate the enforcement o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…added to Article L. 521-1: "(d) The Office des postes et télécommunication de Nouvelle-Calédonie"; 2° In the second paragraph of II of Article L. 521-3, the words: "from the Banque de France under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-2

…managing partner(s) are appointed by the Ordinary General Meeting with the agreement of all the active partners. The managing partner, whether a partner or not, may be dismissed under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L522-20

Where they carry out other activities in accordance with Article L. 522-3, payment institutions shall prepare separate accounting information relating to the payment services activities referred to in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-5

…r an annual distribution programme is reserved for companies that:1° Have a regular distribution activity. Companies are deemed to have a regular distribution activity if they have distributed at leas…

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