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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Board of Directors (R)

Article R2221-27

The members of the board of directors of the régies responsible for managing a market of national interest are appointed half by the local authority or authorities concerned, half by the prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R3132-2

The provisions of articles R. 2131-5 to R. 2131-7 are applicable to public contracts awarded by the départements and their public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality of contracts (R)

Article R4142-2

The provisions of articles R. 2131-5 to R. 2131-7 are applicable to public contracts awarded by regions and their public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Legal status of documents

Article R4423-3

The provisions of articles R. 2131-5 to R. 2131-7 shall apply to contracts awarded by the Corsican regional authority and its public establishments.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-8

…on a regulated market are not required to provide this information if the number of voting rights has not changed since the previous ordinary general meeting. Insofar as, between two ordinary general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-3

The number of people benefiting from the employment obligation mentioned in Article L. 5212-13 takes into account all the workers mentioned in Article L. 5212-13, regardless of the duration and nature…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-66

A société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable may be formed by cash contributions, contributions in kind of real estate assets mentioned in article L. 214-36, mergers or demerg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-3

…oducts. The contract shall mention the names of the parties, their addresses, its date, its purpose as well as the conditions for fixing the price paid to the supplier and for remunerating the commiss…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Identification of financial conglomerates

Article L633-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers, in liaison, where appropriate, with the supervisory authorities of regulated entities in the Member States…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-7

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area or on a trading platform of a third country recognised as equivalent; 2° Shares or units in UCITS and general-purpose investment funds covered by paragraph…

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