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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-3

The sums paid by local authorities or groups of local authorities to sports companies in performance of service provision contracts, or any agreement whose purpose does not fall within the scope of th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article L112-3

Immovables by destination may not be seized separately from the immovable, except to pay their price or to realise the pledge on which they are encumbered. In the latter case, they may only be seized…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-3

The goods listed in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-2

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pronounces the automatic transfer provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33, it has recourse to the Fonds de garantie des assurances…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Shareholdings in companies.

Article L4253-3

A region may, alone or with other local authorities, participate in the capital of a credit institution or finance company in the form of a public limited company governed by the provisions of Book II…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the company resulting from the cross-border transaction

Article L2374-3

The employees' representatives sitting on the administrative or supervisory body, or participating in the general meeting or in the section or branch meetings of the company resulting from the cross-b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals who fought in the French army, the ranks of the French internal forces, an allied army or the Foreign Legion

Article L426-3

A foreign national who is serving or has served in the Foreign Legion, with at least three years' service in the French army, and who holds a certificate of good conduct, shall be issued with a ten-ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy; 2° On draft ordinances iss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Martin; 2° On draft ordinances issued…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-3

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On bills and proposed bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 2° On draft ordin…

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