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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of budgets and accounts

Article L2573-40

I. - The articles L. 2313-1 to L. 2313-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 2313-1:1° 8° is delete…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conciliation Commission

Article R4311-83

The provisions of articles R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 are applicable to nurses.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-37

The provisions of article R. 2193-18 apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-7

As from 1 January 2000, a fraction of the annual tax on office premises, commercial premises and storage premises, governed by article 231 ter of the General Tax Code, is allocated to the Ile-de-Franc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-1

The financial securities referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 224-3 of this Code are : 1° The assets, units or shares listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

The supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is composed of nineteen members:1° The Governor of the Banque de France, or the Deputy Governor he appoints to represent h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-4

The granting authority or a third party designated by it may freely extract and exploit all or part of these data and databases, in particular with a view to making them available free of charge for r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-3

When the concession contract is signed or during its performance, the concessionaire may be exempted from all or some of the obligations set out in article L. 3131-2 by a reasoned decision of the conc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-2

When the management of a public service is conceded, the concessionaire shall provide the conceding authority, in electronic format, in a freely reusable open standard that can be used by an automated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-9

The president of the administrative tribunal, or the magistrate that he designates for this purpose from among the members of his court, or the honorary magistrates registered on the list mentioned in…

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