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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…munauté de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V of the same article.The communau…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-44

…apply to collective branch or company agreements concluded prior to the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-4

…n projects, the basic mission includes :1° Sketch studies;2° Pre-project studies;3° Project studies;4° Assisting the project owner in awarding public works contracts;5° Managing the performance of pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-24

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court has sole jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resultin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43

…includes the following documents: -a copy of the identity document in accordance with the order of 29 November 2017 setting out the model form for requesting admissibility for validation of acquired…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…es and, where applicable, one or more of the public establishments attached to one or more of them, may set up joint services, responsible for carrying out functional or operational tasks, including t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D330-4

I.-Application for approval of a system referred to in 2°, 3° or 4° of I of Article L. 330-1 shall be made in writing and by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date certain to the Minister…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

…adults under guardianship against the legal administrator or guardian; > (Repealed) 3° (Repealed); 4° those of the legatee, on the immovable property of the succession, by virtue of article 1017; > (…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-46

…s remit.At the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, it may carry out any study or analysis in areas falling within the Agency's remit.II - The Steering Com…

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