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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-4-1

In agglomeration communities with a population of at least 400,000, the allowances voted by the community council for the exercise of the mandate of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-28

…to submit observations before the Cour de cassation must comply with the provisions of Article R. * 49-30, which is reproduced in the notice, as well as the first paragraph of l'article R. * 49-32. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-4

The technical assistance is monitored and evaluated by a committee which draws up an annual activity report made available to the public in dematerialised form by the department.The committee includes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-1

Admission to a national health facility or to a health facility located in an inter-regional directorate of prison services other than the one in which the prisoner is imprisoned must be authorised by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-4

…II. - As custodian of the assets of a securitisation undertaking referred to in I of Article L. 214-175-2, the depositary : 1° Ensures, under the conditions laid down by the general regulations of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments

Article L5215-40-1

…raph of II of article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed extension of the community perimeter is decided by the representative of the St…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-4

…iding it without delay with all additional information of the kind referred to in III of Article R. 464-5-3 concerning the practice in question, which comes into its possession or to which it may have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms to make additional or more frequent disclosures than those provided for in Title III of Book V or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-4-1

…ion, approval, agreement or authorisation, mentioned in the 1° or 2° of II of Article 1 of Law n°2014-856 of 31 July 2014 relating to the social and solidarity economy, the bidder shall consult the ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-4

Voters in each constituency elect three pairs, each consisting of a titular representative and his or her substitute. The election is held by secret, single-member, multi-mandate majority ballot. Each…

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