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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-2-3

I. - The persons referred to in 5° of Article L. 631-2 must inform the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board:1° The interests they held during the two years preceding their appointment, that they…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-2

Any person having standing to act in the event of infringement of the rights of a database producer may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if neces…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

I.-Without prejudice to the powers devolved to local and regional authorities and their groupings, and in coordination with these authorities and groupings, the National Agency for Territorial Cohesio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Organisation and operation

Article L1232-2

The State representative in the department, special-status collectivity or overseas collectivity governed by Articles 73 or 74 or Title XIII of the Constitution is the territorial delegate of the Nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-2

As part of its mission mentioned in IV of Article L. 1231-2, the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires is authorised to create or dispose of subsidiaries and to acquire, extend or dispose of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-2

…ative considers that a decision taken by the board of directors, the supervisory board or the general meetings of a local semi-public company is likely to seriously increase the financial burden on on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and constitution.

Article L2131-2

Trade unions or professional associations of persons exercising the same profession, similar trades or related trades contributing to the production of specific products or the same liberal profession…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-2

No tissues or cells may be removed, and no human body products may be collected for donation, from a living minor or from a living adult who is the subject of a legal protection measure with represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Air and waste.

Article L1335-2

The provisions relating to waste management, taken in the interests of public health, are those of Chapter I of Title IV of Book V of the Environmental Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Jurisdiction and prescription.

Article L114-2

The limitation period is interrupted by one of the ordinary causes of interruption of the limitation period and by the appointment of experts following a claim. The interruption of prescription of the…

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