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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-108

The employers mentioned in article L. 5134-101 receive financial assistance from the State. This aid is not taxable for persons not subject to corporation tax. This aid cannot be combined with any oth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-10

Any private-sector training provider that fails to draw up a balance sheet, profit and loss account and notes to the accounts, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-6, is liable to a fine of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

Where, for one or more of the modes of exploitation, the line producer directly exploits an audiovisual work, he shall draw up the corresponding exploitation account in accordance with sub-section 1 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-17

If the initial budget, forwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6362-7 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-17

If the initial budget, forwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6262-7, has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19

Any public sewerage service, regardless of how it is operated, gives rise to the collection of sewerage fees established under the conditions set by the articles R. 2224-19-1 to R. 2224-19-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The banques populaires

Article L571-10

It is a punishable offence under article 313-1 of the French Penal Code for any company other than those mentioned in article L. 512-2 to use, in any form whatsoever, the title or description of "banq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-10

For the application of article L. 621-60, the institutions governed by Book IX of the Social Security Code are the territorial supplementary or additional retirement or provident institutions, provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-10

Mediation of the disputes referred to in article L. 7345-7 is subject to the confidentiality obligation set out inarticle 21-3 of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the…

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