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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-30

The arrondissement mayor issues an opinion on all land use permits in the arrondissement issued by and on behalf of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in application of the provisions of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-32

The acts of the borough mayor acting as an authority of the State are subject to the same rules as the acts of the mayor acting in the same capacity. The acts of the borough mayor acting on behalf of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

Each département receives a lump-sum allocation.I. - From 2015, each département's lump-sum allocation is equal to the amount received the previous year in respect of this allocation. For each departm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities in the process of extinction.

Article R212-3

The rules governing investment certificates are set out in articles R. 228-33 to 39 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Temporary or permanent closure.

Article R5125-30

In the event of the temporary or permanent closure of a pharmacy, pursuant to articles L. 4212-8, L. 4223-3, L. 5423-7 or L. 5424-19, the proprietor of the pharmacy shall hand over the prescription bo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-3

I. - The opening of the public enquiry into an application for approval of a specification provided for in 2° of article L. 721-3 is the subject of a notice which is published, concomitantly with the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests"…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

Companies established in France which are part of a financial group or a group comprising at least one finance company or, for the application of 2° of this article, a group within the meaning of arti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-3

In support of their grant applications, sports associations or the companies they form must provide the following documents: 1° Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the last two financial y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-3

The metropolis of Lyon is freely administered under the conditions laid down by this book and by the non-contradictory provisions of Part I of this code, Titles II, III and IV of Book I and Books II a…

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