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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-1

…place of death or in the nearest space set aside for this purpose referred to in l'article L. 2223-18-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-2

An employer is deemed to be in a state of insolvency within the meaning of Article L. 3253-18-1 when an application has been made to open collective proceedings based on the employer's insolvency, as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-2

…ode, who can prove that they have completed a traineeship meeting the conditions of articles R. 812-18-3 and R. 812-18-4, which may not be less than thirty months, in the office of a judicial represen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments apply to the branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect of services provided within the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Gui…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…ies are practised, as well as its annexes, without the authorisation provided for in article L. 232-18-7. They may obtain explanations on site between 6am and 11pm, or at any time when these premises…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

…2-9, with the exception of narcotics, where applicable by applying the provisions of article L. 232-18-5. These acts may not constitute incitement to commit an offence, failing which they shall be nul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…utorité des marchés financiers shall issue the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and othe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-3

…the trainee of all the legal and management acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 812-18-2; it also includes the assessments of the quality of his work by the training supervisor and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-2

…equal to that received the previous year, increased by the increase provided for in Article L. 2334-18-4. Municipalities that were not eligible for the allocation in the year preceding the year of pay…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…6° of II and III of Article L. 533-10, Articles L. 621-17-3, L. 621-17-5 to L. 621-17-7 and L. 621-18-1, the persons mentioned in the previous paragraph are treated in the same way as investment serv…

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