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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-5

Where, in a public limited company, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liabi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-5

…nt, in respect of one year, more than 1% of the parturients or more than 1% of the deceased in a public health establishment comprising a maternity unit and situated on the territory of another commun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-5

Any natural or legal person authorised to carry out banking or financial canvassing activities must be able to provide evidence at all times of the existence of an insurance policy covering it against…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-5

The operator of a trading venue shall ensure that its rules on collocation services are transparent, fair and non-discriminatory, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-5

…credit institution or finance company is prohibited from carrying out credit transactions on a regular basis.It is also prohibited for any person other than a credit institution to receive repayable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-5

Clearing houses may decide, on a non-discriminatory basis, that their members are del credere agents in relation to the principals whose accounts they keep.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections

Article L512-54

The "organe central du crédit agricole" shall supervise the operation of all institutions or bodies which have received, pursuant to this section, directly or indirectly, advances, long-term loans and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resources

Article L512-50

The central body of Crédit Agricole is authorised to receive all deposits of funds and securities.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections

Article L512-53

The distribution by the central body of agricultural credit of advances subsidised by the State to the mutual agricultural credit banks is subject to control by the Inspectorate General of Finance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections

Article L512-52

Institutions or entities that have received advances or loans from the central body of Crédit Agricole are subject to inspection by the Inspectorate General of Finance.

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