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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-16

The summary data on the financial situation of the metropolis, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-14, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/populati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies

Article A225-4

In respect of the due diligence it has carried out to conduct its assignment, the independent third-party body shall present:a) Proof of its accreditation;b) The work performed, the scope covered and,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-37-1

The thresholds mentioned in Article L. 814-15 are set:1° At 250 employees employed by the debtor on the date of the application to open proceedings, this number being determined in accordance with the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-11

The application for provisional approval must be accompanied by the following supporting documents: 1° An estimate detailing production costs and individualising costs in France; 2° A provisional fina…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-11

Any person carrying on the activity referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article L. 111-7 specifies the operation of the comparison service in a specific section. This section is directly and easily…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when requiring that a clearing house be subject to authorisation by the European Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-3

The minimum levels of cover under the professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in Article L. 341-5 are set as follows:1° 75,000 euros per claim and 75,000 euros per insurance year for na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-17

The municipality draws up the list of bathing waters for the following bathing season, based on a summary of the comments made by the public, the responses from the registrants of bathing facilities a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Communal services.

Article D2573-20

…Articles R. 2221-1 to R. 2221-99 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. II. - For the application of article R. 2221-11, after the word…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-15

The summary data on the financial situation of metropolitan Lyon, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of article L. 3661-15, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure/populatio…

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