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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-8

Any person mentioned in article L. 654-1, to take any action or make any payment in breach of the provisions of article L. 622-7; 2° For any person mentioned in article L. 654-1, to make a payment in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-4

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary: 1° It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for any manager of a person or entity required to have an auditor to fail to ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-28

Any financial institution having its registered office in France and wishing to set up a branch in another Member State in order to offer free banking services shall notify its project to the Autorité…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-20

Before the end of the information and consultation procedure provided for in article L. 1233-30, if no takeover offer has been received or if the employer has not wished to take up any of the offers,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-89

The shares of the savings and provident institutions may only be held by the local savings companies. The Articles of Association of the savings and provident institutions and of the local savings com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-2

Unless otherwise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

I. - The fund referred to in article L. 2135-9 is managed by a joint association, administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of employee trade unions and professional employers' o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-5

I. - The following shall be involved in drawing up the draft outline plan:1° The representative of the State in the region;2° The departmental councils of the departments in the region, on aspects rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46

I. - Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, entities in the same group may enter into an agreement, to which the rules of this sub-section apply, the purpose or effect of which…

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