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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

…a reduction in atmospheric pollution.The provisions of the previous paragraph apply without prejudice to the maintenance of production activities existing on the date of publication of the aforementi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-33

…icle L. 2224-31 may develop, operate directly or have operated by their electricity distribution concessionaire any local electricity production facility with a capacity below a threshold set by decre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37-1

A consultative commission is created between any union exercising the competence mentioned in the second paragraph of IV of article L. 2224-31 and all the public establishments for intercommunal coope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37

…dequate offer on their territory, municipalities may create and maintain charging infrastructures necessary for the use of electric or rechargeable hybrid vehicles or dockside vessels, as well as gas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-24

Where the société de crédit foncier is the subject of safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings, the Specific Controller shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…orité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution.The alternate Specific Auditor is called upon to replace the incumbent in the event of refusal, impediment, resignation or death. His duties end on the ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-22

…mply with their obligations under this section and shall penalise any breaches observed, in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter II and Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter III of Title I of Book…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-3

…d the trade union organisations representing the employees in the undertakings or establishments concerned may negotiate and conclude an agreement or arrangement replacing the agreements and arrangeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

…e effect of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concerned and the trade union organisations representing the employees in the undertaking employing the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-1

The loss of the status of representative organisation of all the trade union organisations that are signatories to a collective agreement or arrangement does not entail the calling into question of th…

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