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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…or any behaviour potentially indicative of market abuse that should be reported to the Autorité des marchés financiers;4° Enter into a written contract with the persons using the service, covering the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

…ssible applications as defined in Article R. 2144-7 or unsuitable tenders as defined in Article L. 2152-4 have been submitted, and provided that the initial terms of the contract are not substantially…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…S PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n° 20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…221-5, in a legible and comprehensible manner, the information required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food infor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…for the following year, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public establis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…for the following year, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17

…uire either securities issued by open-ended investment companies mentioned in 1° of article L. 3332-15, or units in company mutual funds whose assets are made up of transferable securities admitted to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…or providing it with inaccurate information is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7125-19

…n a training course or attend a training session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 7125-15.It may, however, be refused by the employer if he considers, after consulting the works council o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7227-19

…n a training course or attend a training session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 7227-15.It may, however, be refused by the employer if he considers, after consulting the works council o…

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