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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6332-1

I. - The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions it i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company plans to amend any of the disclosures referred to in I of Article D. 532-23-2, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tax base

Article 1635 quater I

I.-A 50% allowance is applied to the values mentioned in 1° of Article 1635 quater H for: 1° Residential and accommodation premises and their annexes mentioned in Articles 278 sexies and 296 ter and,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-34

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following supporting documents: 1° An accounting document certified by an auditor indicating the final cost of the video game, the means o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

I.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-8-1

I. - Pursuant to article L. 312-3 of the French Consumer Code, municipal credit banks that grant a loan against tangible collateral must provide the borrower with information concerning : 1° The ident…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…the compensatory allowance provided for in the same article L. 245-1, as it stood prior to the loi n° 2005-102 du 11 février 2005 pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la cito…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-10

I. - The AIF's custodian is liable to the AIF or to the unitholders or shareholders for the loss by the custodian, or by a third party to whom custody has been delegated, of financial instruments held…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5

The definition of the usury rate is set out in articles L. 314-6 to L. 314-9 of the French Consumer Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 314-6- A usurious loan is any contractual loan granted at an overal…

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