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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-3-1

I.-Territorial authorities, their groupings and departmental and territorial fire and rescue services may take out loans with credit institutions or finance companies within the following limits and s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-3-1

For all operations governed by this chapter, the policyholder is required to inform the member each year of: 1° The amount of the premium or contribution paid for membership during the year ; 2° The a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-11

Within investment firms of significant importance in relation to their size and in accordance with criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the individual, at least half of the variable remun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-2

…ch in France. This appointment is evidenced by a written contract. This contract contains in particular the information necessary to enable the depositary to fulfil its duties. The custodian is a cred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-4

I.-Any breach of the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 5141-14-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal ent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-3

For electronic money institutions, the Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning in particular: 1° The amount of capital of electronic money institutions ; 2° The terms and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-1

Taxpayers whose tax residence is in France may open an equity savings plan for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies with a credit institution, the Caisse des dépôt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-4

After the transfer, the resulting amount is paid, within a period of one month from the date of the transfer or, where applicable, from the date of receipt of a price supplement relating to this trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-2

The transfer to the municipality of all or part of the property, rights and obligations of a section may be pronounced by the State representative in the department, at the request of the municipal co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-4-1

In the areas of competence of the overseas department, the president of the departmental council may, for the duration of his term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework programme specify…

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