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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accessibility obligations

Article L311-14

…in article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Code, under: 1° Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title; 2° Articles L. 131-2, L. 132-1 and L. 132-2; 3° II and 1° of III of article L. 314-1; 4° The opening…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-12

…to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-4

…French Penal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same code.The ban referred to in 2° of the same article applies to the activity in the course of or in connection with which the offe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cooperation with guarantee funds

Article R612-61

…the following decisions: 1° Withdrawal of authorisation, except where this is done as a sanction ; 2° Change of control of a person mentioned in I of Article L. 612-2; 3° Merger involving at least on…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article D422-8

The rules relating to the departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment are set out in Articles R. 3333-2 and R. 3333-3 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Chairman.

Article R1222-9

…oard of Directors at its next meeting of : 1° Decisions taken in application of article L. 1222-3 ; 2° Appointments made in application of article L. 1222-6 ; 3° Decisions notified to it by the Direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-87

…s handed in by a person who does not work for the service provider responsible for postal delivery; 2° Envelopes from electors who have already voted electronically; 3° Envelopes that arrive unsealed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-3

For the application of Article L. 2153-2, a tender may be rejected if the proportion of products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products making up the tender. For…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-3

When the entity designated in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 345-1-2 is an undertaking mentioned in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assuranc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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