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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-1

…means infringing the technological measures and information referred to, respectively, in articles L. 331-5 and L. 331-11; 2° The seizure, on any day and at any time, of copies constituting an unlawf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-107

The central body for savings banks and banques populaires exercises the powers set out in Articles L. 511-31 and L. 511-32 of this Code. To this end, it is responsible for1° Defining the policy and st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…n relation to the achievement of the waste prevention and management objectives set at national level. In particular, it presents the performance of the service in terms of quantities of residual hous…

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

Article L71-111-10

…e the end of the financial year.Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on the rates of local taxation provided for in Article 1639 A…

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

Article L72-101-10

…e the end of the financial year.Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on the rates of local taxation provided for in Article 1639 A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-16

…the following cases:1° He/she leaves the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He/she leaves the accommodation in which he/she was admitted in application of article L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

…of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the participating insurance or reinsurance undertaking shall ensure that the group always…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-1

…management of the institution. It deliberates on :1° The establishment project mentioned in article L. 6143-2 ; 2° The constituent agreement of the university hospital centres and the agreements enter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…g constitute undertakings for collective investment1° UCITS ;2° The FIAs mentioned in II of article L. 214-24.

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