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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-46

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the deliberative bodies of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, the budgets…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

I.-The provisions of Section 9 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L773-39

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the word…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L775-33

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Advertising of regulated commercial transactions

Article L132-24

…es or causes to be disseminated advertising that is prohibited under the conditions set out in article L. 121-22 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-42

The penalties for canvassing offences in the field of insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-40

The penalties for offences committed by credit institutions in relation to account agreements and relations with their customers are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-41

The penalties for canvassing offences are set out in the provisions of the chapitre III du titre V du livre III du code monétaire et financier.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-264

Each participant has one vote at the general meeting of the workers' cooperative. The articles of association may, however, allocate several votes to participants, depending on the amount of their sal…

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