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French Tourism CodeIn force
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Article L141-3

The Commission referred to in the eighth paragraph of Article L. 141-2 examines applications for registration from the persons referred to in Articles L. 211-1 to L. 211-6 and, after checking that the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

The following persons are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts:1° Who are subject to the compulsory liquidation procedure provided for in article L. 640-1 of the French Commer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36

I. - The territorial collectivity of Corsica implements balanced management of water resources. Corsica constitutes a hydrographic basin within the meaning of Articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-6 of the Envi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3

The terms and conditions of employee participation, within the meaning of Article L. 2351-6, shall be determined by agreement between the management of the companies involved in the cross-border opera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

The following are authorised to issue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid do…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R212-66

Approval may be withdrawn following an adversarial procedure in the event of a breach of the conditions required for its issue.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-3

The French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product must be able to receive the deposits mentioned in 1° of Article L. 224-2. Payments are made in cash. The second paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to preventive resolution plans drawn up on an individual basis

Article L613-39

I. - Where the collège de résolution is the competent resolution authority for a person referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 613-38, it shall draw up an individual preventive resoluti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-31

As an exception to article L. 133-30, when the parties are bound by a contract that expressly provides for a term, they may agree to reimburse expenses only in the following cases:1° The request for r…

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