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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-6

…rity to provide financial support for the professional transition project referred to in article L. 6323-17-1. It has legal personality. This commission also certifies the real and serious nature of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resolution of groups for which the collège de résolution is an individual resolution authority

Article L613-61-1

I. - When it decides that a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 which is a subsidiary of a group within the meaning of I of Article L. 511-20 meets the conditions for initiating resolution pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-6

I.-The regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission for the groupin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-6

The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article A. 37-27-1, IV of Article A. 37-27-2, and articles A. 37-27-3 to A. 37-27-5 shall not apply if the ticketing officer is equipped with a device enabling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…of each municipality, authenticated by the most recent decree published in application of article 156 of law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 relating to local democracy;c) Each municipality has at le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article L213-6-3

…holder representatives or the agent referred to in IV, the provisions of articles L. 228-49, L. 228-62 and L. 228-63 of the French Commercial Code shall apply.IV. - In the absence of a general body of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-4

…plication for renewal is addressed in accordance with the procedures defined in I of Article R 5121-68 no later than three months before the expiry date of the authorisation.Applications for renewal m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-6

…ance with the legal regime governing State aid and the valuation carried out pursuant to Article L. 613-47. These provisions do not apply when the purchaser is the deposit guarantee and resolution fun…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-2

I.-The Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission is chaired by the representative of the State in the Department. II -The commission is made up of : 1° The following five elected representat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-6-1

…ection of donations by organisations making public appeals for donations, within the meaning of law no. 91-772 of 7 August 1991 relating to representation leave for associations and mutual societies a…

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