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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-11

…section to settle expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of the two sections of the budget or between the two secti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-87

Licitations (numbers 48 to 50 in table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a licitation by mutual agreement:a) If indivision ceases, an emolument proportional to all the assets licence…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-8

…to increased systemic risks in the financial system or risks of market disruption. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Systemic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-8

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on cr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

…amining magistrate orders the complaint to be forwarded to the public prosecutor so that the latter can make his recommendations. The public prosecutor may ask the examining magistrate for a further t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-11

I.-Experts may apply to be included on the national list of medical accident experts if they can prove that they have a qualification that includes an assessment of their knowledge and professional pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-11

…alth Insurance Fund or of a compulsory health insurance body, the President of the Departmental Medical Council, the President of the Supervisory Board, the President of the Establishment Medical Comm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 10: Special provisions for forestry investment groups

Article R214-176-7

…e group's forest estate; 2° For a given species, no age class in 10-year increments, or, if classification by age is not relevant, no diameter class in 10-centimetre increments, exceeds 60% of the tot…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Commercial Court.

Article 853

…ails election of domicile. The parties are exempt from the obligation to constitute a lawyer in the cases provided for by law or regulation, where the claim is for an amount less than or equal to 10,0…

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