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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

Article R1112-5

The maximum number of sites reserved for election posters, apart from those established next to polling stations, is set at: - five in communes with 500 or fewer electors; - ten in others, plus one pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

Article R1112-3

To take part in the campaign for the referendum, groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in article LO 1112-10 submit a request for author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-9

For the purposes of sub-paragraphs 2 and 3, where a general-purpose investment fund is made up of several sub-funds, each sub-fund is considered to be a separate general-purpose investment fund.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Regulations or articles of association of the financing body

Article R214-217

The regulations or articles of association of the financial institution define :1° The nature of the risks to which the undertaking proposes to expose itself and :a) Where the undertaking proposes to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment firms and credit institutions providing one or more investment services

Article R532-6

I. - Pursuant to the provisions ofArticle L. 532-3-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of I ofArticle L. 531-6, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be informed in advance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment firms and credit institutions providing one or more investment services

Article R532-4

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies organising examinations to verify the professional knowledge of natural persons placed under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment firms and credit institutions providing one or more investment services

Article R532-2

Where the applicant applies for authorisation as an investment firm or credit institution including the right to provide custody account keeping or clearing of financial instruments, the authorisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Members and departments of the High Council

Article R821-9

The functions of member of the High Council are incompatible with any function within the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes or a regional company.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Apprenticeships and continuing vocational training for adults (R).

Article R4332-2

The structure and skill level of the working population and the capacity of the existing training system to accommodate it are determined on the basis of criteria listed and weighted in Annex XII to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article D5842-8

I. - The articles R. 5211-49 to R. 5211-52 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article R. 5211-51, the words: "within one mont…

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