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Showing 591600 of 68043 articles for Art. L 232-24 · Art. L 123-5-1 · Art. L 611-2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

Where there is an inter-municipal syndicate exercising the competence of organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, the communal share, provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-24

…de France opens in its books, in the name of each institution or custodian, a current account of bills held by maturity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-24

Awards are made according to the method established by the laws and regulations for communal works.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-24

The Corsican rail network is transferred to the assets of the territorial collectivity of Corsica, which is responsible for its development, maintenance, management and, where appropriate, extension.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Working hours.

Article L6222-24

…he time devoted by the apprentice to the training provided in the apprentice training centres is included in the working hours, except in the case of modules complementary to the training cycle, freel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-23

A decree shall set the conditions under which the AIFs or their management companies mentioned in I of Article L. 214-24-1 acquire control : 1° Of a company whose registered office is established in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

When the AIF acquires, disposes of or holds shares in a company whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

I. - This paragraph applies, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:1° To one or more AIFs managed by the same management company which, either separ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

No person may hold the position of de jure or de facto director or manager of an agency, company, association or establishment benefiting from or applying for the authorisation provided for in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-24

The mayor is responsible, under the administrative control of the State representative in the department, for exercising police powers, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2212-1 et seq.

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