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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…when it exercises all the compulsory competences of the urban communities mentioned in Article L. 5215-20 and that its member municipalities deliberate under the majority conditions provided for in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-5

…istics and constraints of the community. V. - Until its first meeting following its renewal after 1 January 2012, the Territorial Council is empowered to adapt laws and regulations relating to town pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L783-7

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L784-7

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-22

…of Article L. 312-19, via a dedicated dematerialised system, in compliance with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. This system can also be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-3

…threshold conditions set by the Order mentioned in the same article. The threshold is assessed on 1 January of each year. If the threshold is crossed, these persons have a maximum of six months to com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-9

…hat takes effect on 1st March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.II. - Persons commencing the activity of financial investment adviser must take…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-27

The fixed fee payable under I of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at :1° 750 euros for each filing of a document for the declaration referred to in 1° ;2° 3,200 euros for any examination of the obligation to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

…nder:a) Procedures for the receivership or compulsory liquidation of companies opened on or after 1 January 2006 and the professional recovery procedure instituted by Chapter V of Title IV of Book VI;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-5

…aries of the active solidarity income referred to in 3° of II of Article L. 3335-4 is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding that in respect of which the solidarity fund for the départements of t…

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