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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article L5842-5

…nt in local life and the proximity of public action, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-12:1° The first paragraph is replaced by a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-62

…26-58. If no notice is published, this information is included in the notice convening the meeting. III. - Notwithstanding article R. 225-72, the request for the inclusion of an item or a draft resolu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of sanction decisions

Article R561-42-1

For the purposes of III of Article L. 561-36-3, the decision of the sanctioning authority is published : 1° On the website of the Conseil national des barreaux for lawyers; 2° On the website of the Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…o enable the Autorité des marchés financiers to verify compliance with the obligations laid down in III of Article L. 533-10.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-95

…g the year during which the chargeable event occurred. It is accompanied by payment of the tax due. III. - The declaration referred to in I is checked by local authority officials. To this end, the op…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

…our Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentioned in articles L. 132-37 to L. 132-41, L. 13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-2

…ance with the provisions incumbent on the project owner under Title I of Book II and those of Title III of Book V, as well as the texts adopted for their application, the labour inspector will refer t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…nal authors' organisations or the collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III of this Code and, on the other hand, the organisations representing the assignees in the sector…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-3-6

The structures referred to in III bis of article L. 1110-4 are: 1° The pensions and occupational risks department of the Ministry of Defence; 2° The structures set up within the Ministry of Defence to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

…economy may make their opinion known to the regional prefect within one month of this publication. III - At the end of the consultation procedure defined in II, the regional Prefect publishes the reg…

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