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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…thdraw from a syndicate of communes in application of articles L. 5212-29, L. 5212-29-1 and L. 5212-30, from a community of communes in application of article L. 5214-26, or an agglomeration community…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…of the press ;- publishers of radio or television services within the meaning of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication;- publishers of online public communication services w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-1

…each of the provisions of article L. 8241-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The penalties are increased to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° When the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…éunion ;28° Centre hospitalier régional de Rouen ;29° Centre hospitalier régional de Saint-Etienne ;30° Centre hospitalier régional de Strasbourg ;31° Centre hospitalier régional de Toulouse ;32° Cent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ressources communales et intercommunales provided for in 2.1 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, excluding the fraction calculated in accordance with the condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…ts from the special financial resources available to the Corsican region under the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences et de celles institué…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

…Commerce and Industry concerned asks the natural and legal persons mentioned above to designate, by 30 April at the latest, the electors defined in articles L. 713-1 to L. 713-3. This information is f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…excluding independent productions within the meaning of articles 71 and 71-1 of Law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and co-productions. V.-The remuneration due t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…ticles L. 132-5 and L. 132-6 of the Heritage Code.Subject to Articles L. 331-7 to L. 331-10, L. 331-30 to L. 331-32 and L. 331-34 of this code, the authority determines the terms and conditions for ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…ten years. Financial compensation for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to Article 30 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities is included in the g…

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