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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-8

…pean Securities and Markets Authority when these requests relate to the implementation of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011. The Autorité des marchés fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D211-1 A

…agreements and any other forward contracts relating to commodities that must be settled in cash or may be settled in cash at the request of one of the parties for reasons other than default or other…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-2

…ree months must apply to the French diplomatic and consular authorities for a long-stay visa, which may not be valid for more than one year. This visa may authorise a stay of more than three months of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-26

…of energy consumption or the reduction of polluting or greenhouse gas emissions, fonds de concours may be paid between a syndicate referred to in article L. 5212-24 and the member municipalities or p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

…20-2 mean compulsory contributions for the employer under the social security scheme applicable in Mayotte. Also compulsory for the Department of Mayotte are: 1° Expenditure for which it is responsib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

Only the following may use the software covered by this chapter:1° Employees of the departments mentioned in article 230-20, individually designated and specially empowered, for the sole purposes of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L731-1

…on des départements d'outre-mer the information it holds, pursuant to Articles L. 721-14 and L. 721-24, enabling it to identify all accounts opened by the natural or legal persons mentioned in Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to concession contracts for public passenger transport services by rail

Article R3222-1

…11° of Article L. 3212-4 are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1083 of 24 October 2019 on the procedures for awarding and performing public service contracts for passenger…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article D141-5

…tor as soon as possible and by any means when he is assisted in accordance with the articles L. 141-24 et L. 141-29. The person assisting the employee is bound by an obligation of confidentiality with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-31-1

Article R. 2334-24, c of article R. 2334-26 and articles R. 2334-28 and R. 2334-29 only apply to subsidies granted under the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux which have the character of in…

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