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

Article L3661-15

Appendices to the budget documents include:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority;2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority in the form of benefits in kind or s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ASSESSMENT BOARD

Article L1212-1

I. - The National Council for the Assessment of Standards is responsible for assessing the standards applicable to local authorities and their public establishments.The opinions issued by the Consulta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-23

Authorisation is granted for the creation, by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique, of automated processing of personal data relating to persons who are the subjec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-1

Applications for invalidity or revocation of trade marks submitted to the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall be made in the form and under the conditions defined by decree of the Con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

I.-Before any tobacco product is placed on the market, tobacco product manufacturers and importers must send a list of all the ingredients used in the manufacture of tobacco products and their emissio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Primary care general practitioners and primary or secondary care specialists.

Article L4130-1

The tasks of the primary care general practitioner include the following: 1° Contribute to ambulatory healthcare provision, by ensuring the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-48

A cross-border partial contribution of assets is the transaction whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée with its registered office in France participates in a transaction…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-27

Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation proceedings instituted by Title II of Book VI of the Commercial Code may not be opened in respect of a credit institution, finance company, electroni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-9

The services of a syndicat mixte (public-private association) involving only territorial authorities or territorial authorities and groupings of authorities may be made available in whole or in part t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L5841-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Five in French Polynesia and except where otherwise provided: 1° The words: "representative of the State in the department", "representative of the State…

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