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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-61

The control of expenditure exercised by the Accounting Officer pursuant toArticle 19 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management shall be appropriate and propo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Budget.

Article R2543-1

…ents of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. The provisions of article R. 1612-10, and articles R. 1612-19 to R. 1612-26 do not apply to the municipalities referred to in article L. 2543-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

…eposited therein in the form of a donation either to a legal entity covered by Article 1 of Law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and socially responsible economy, or to a financing organisat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-12

Without prejudice to Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…fulfilled when the company has informed the market pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…mined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positive, between the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-3

…franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs mentioned inarticle 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on land use planning and development; b) In the priority neighbourhoods for urban policy define…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-79-1n° 2016-1532 of 15 November 2016D. 214-113n° 2019-1078 of 22 Oc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D744-11

…March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-79-1n° 2016-1532 of 15 November 2016D. 214-113n° 2019-1078 of 22 Oc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D743-11

…March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-79-1n° 2016-1532 of 15 November 2016D. 214-113n° 2019-1078 of 22 Oc…

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