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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

…a tourist resort, the tourist municipalities referred to in article L. 133-11 must implement, if necessary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure multi-seasonal frequentation…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…agency's social action activity report; 4° The financial account, and the report noting the existence of any surpluses; 5° The allocation of the surplus of the net accounting result after deduction,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

…in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds; 2° For the contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXa: Declaration by management companies of venture capital mutual funds, professional investment funds, partnerships and venture capital companies

Article 242 quinquies

I. - The management company of a fonds commun de placement à risques or a fonds professionnel de capital investissement or the manager of a société de libre partenariat whose regulations or articles o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-5

…tment section, together with the forecast allocation. If the administrative account shows a difference with the amounts carried forward, the deliberative assembly shall regularise them and take back t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

If it emerges from the initial elements of the investigation or from police custody itself that there is a serious risk of imminent terrorist action in France or abroad, or that the requirements of in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-2

…ion of orders on the system. They shall also set the conditions for admission of members in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 424-5.The rules of the system and any amendments thereto shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…o in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referred to in II of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…uded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-7

…ay be continued by the director of the establishment for periods of one month, renewable in accordance with the procedures laid down in this article. In the last three days of each of the periods ment…

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