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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

I. - Where the College of Resolution is the resolution authority on a consolidated basis, it shall establish or update, after consultation with the relevant competent authorities of the Member States,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

In retail establishments where the weekly rest period normally takes place on Sundays, this rest period may be cancelled on the Sundays designated for each retail establishment by decision of the mayo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-8

I.- If the panel mentioned in article L. 3211-9 issues an opinion to the effect that the measure of psychiatric care in the form of full hospitalisation to which a person mentioned in II of article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-3

The Authority may be consulted by the courts on anti-competitive practices defined in Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 as well as Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-1

The specific procurement rules for certain contracts by virtue of their subject matter or whether or not their estimated value excluding tax is below the European threshold set out in the notice annex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-18

…sence of an agreement or convention, the use of stand-in teams is subject to authorisation from the Labour Inspector, given after consultation with union representatives and the opinion of the Social…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Approval of associations

Article L811-1

Consumer protection associations may be approved after receiving the opinion of the public prosecutor.The conditions under which these associations may be approved, taking into account their represent…

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

Article L2542-23

The supplies mentioned in article L. 2542-21, in towns where the fabriques do not provide them themselves, are given either as a régie intéressée or as a company to a single régisseur or contractor. T…

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

Article L2253-1

All holdings by a municipality in the capital of a commercial company or any other profit-making body whose purpose is not to operate municipal services or activities of general interest under the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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