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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-3

When the AMF forwards certain facts or information to the Financial Public Prosecutor pursuant to Article L. 621-20-1, certain facts or information to the Financial Public Prosecutor, the report or no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6-1

…ment on the European Economic Area and which has a branch in France whose turnover exceeds, at the close of two consecutive financial years, a threshold set by decree, shall draw up, publish and make…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-2

When, after the Social and Economic Committee has been set up, the number of employees in the undertaking reaches at least fifty for twelve consecutive months, the Committee exercises all the recurren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

I. - For the application of article L. 2334-4 à communes de la métropole de Lyon : 1° The intercommunal product of the business value added levy taken into account corresponds to the product collected…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

For the application of Articles 81 to 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Minister responsible for the Economy and the officials designated or empowered by him in accordance with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-9

The commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 ensures the dissemination of information, opinions and recommendations that it deems necessary to bring to the attention of the public. The information, no…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-33

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may be asked for an opinion by one of the persons referred to in Article L. 331-29 on any question relating to the interoperab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4241-2

The President of the Regional Council shall notify the President of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of the requests for opinions and studies provided for in Article L. 4241-1.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

I.-The Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de dommages (Guarantee Fund for Compulsory Non-Life Insurance) set up by Article L. 421-1 is responsible for protecting insured persons who have ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-17

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those laid down in Article L. 6142-16 , are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The con…

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