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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…m does not comply with its additional capital requirements imposed in accordance with II of Article L. 511-41-3 or in accordance with I of Article L. 533-4-4; 4° The investment firm no longer fulfils…

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

Article L213-3

…ceeds of these issues do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meaning of Article L. 312-2 ; 2. Companies other than those mentioned in 1 and 1 bis, provided that they meet the condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Election and composition

Article L7224-4

…xecutive councillor. He shall be replaced in the Assembly under the conditions laid down in Article L. 558-32 of the Electoral Code.II. - Pour l'application des dispositions instituant les incompatibi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-20

Housing allocated by the municipality or the City of Paris and located in the arrondissement is allocated half by the arrondissement mayor and half by the mayor of the municipality or by the mayor of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines

Article L2334-25-1

…ragraph of Article R. 2334-11, the difference is deducted from the twelfths provided for in Article L. 2332-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-4

…he Ile-de-France region and the per capita financial potential of the department defined in article L. 3334-6. The population taken into account is that defined in article L. 3334-2;2° Ratio between t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

I.-The provisions of Articles L. 430-3 et seq. of this Title any concentration within the meaning of Article L. 430-1, when the following three conditions are met:the total worldwide turnover excludin…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-6

Articles L. 2333-49 to L. 2333-53 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales set out the rules governing the imposition of a local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment: "Art. L. 2333…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-2

A trader who has incurred shipping costs with a view to bringing the digital content into conformity on a tangible medium is obliged to reimburse them no later than fourteen days from the day on which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

…invite to participate in its work, in an advisory capacity, any person whose hearing it deems useful.A majority of the members of the commission may request the inclusion on the agenda of any proposa…

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