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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

…to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 2212-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2212-2 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 2212…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-14

…mmitments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt related to the investment portion of partnership contracts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-14

…mmitments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contract…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-1

…ot grant loan guarantees or sureties to the sports associations and societies mentioned in articles L. 121-1 and L. 122-2. However, local and regional authorities or their groupings may grant their gu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Policing of teaching activities

Article L212-13

…nts, temporarily or permanently, from performing all or some of the functions mentioned in articles L. 212-1, L. 223-1 or L. 322-7 or from working with minors in the physical activity and sports estab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 Ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to certain uses of works of visual art in the context of research and higher education activities

Article L139-1

Under the conditions provided for in articles L. 324-8-1 to L. 324-8-6, the contract by which an approved collective management organisation authorises the reproduction and representation of the works…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value

Article L2242-16

The negotiations provided for in Article L. 2242-15 give rise to information by the employer on the provision of employees to the trade union organisations or employers' associations mentioned in Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-1

I. - Banking and payment services intermediaries as defined in article L. 519-1, financial investment advisors as defined in article L. 541-1, tied agents as defined in article L. 545-1 and equity fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…er of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception ofArticle L. 1110-7, and subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1110-2-1 shall apply to Wallis an…

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