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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R2362-17

…th the provisions of Articles L. 2361-1 to L. 2362-8, L. 2362-10 to L. 2363-6, L. 2363-8 to L. 2363-11 and L. 2364-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L632-17

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution information relating to transactions in financial instruments may communicate to their foreign counterparts and to the counterpart authorities of the Autorité des…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…as been executed, the buyer and seller of the financial instruments referred to in I of Article L. 211-1 are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, on the date referred t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Reciprocal participations.

Article R233-17

…Article L. 233-29 is one year from the date of the disclosure made pursuant to I of Article L. 233-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L2531-17

…the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of Article L. 5211-21. This additional tax is established and collected according to the same procedures as the tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-17

The acts of local authorities and their groupings with regard to business aid must be compatible with the regional economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan. The acts of metropoli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-17

The supporting document referred to in article R. 211-15 is issued within a maximum of fifteen days of taking out the contract and renewed when subsequent premiums or portions of premiums are paid. If…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-17

Articles R. 611-2 to R. 611-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the communication of pleadings and exhibits, the first paragraph of article R. 611-7 relating to the grounds raised ex o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

…e the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the special police measures provided for in articles L. 184-1 and L. 143-3, L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17

Municipalities that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may at any time transfer, in whole or in part, to the latter, some of their competencies whose transfer is not…

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