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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-5

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 1111-3, L. 1111-3-2, L. 1111-3-3 and L. 1111-3-4 of this code shall be investigated and recorded by competition, consumer affairs and frau…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-9

I. - For the application of article L. 2334-4 à communes de la métropole de Lyon : 1° The intercommunal product of the business value added levy taken into account corresponds to the product collected…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-2

…e region's financial commitments 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5

…al council, under the supervision of the national council, carries out the tasks defined in article L. 4312-2 at regional level. It represents the profession in the region and coordinates the departme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…the auditor of any company controlling the société de crédit foncier within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, or the auditor of a company controlled directly or indirectly by a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…bout schemes for transition between work and retirement, in particular that provided for in Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, facilitating their geographical and professional mobility…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8-1

…L. 212-2 to L. 212-5.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-4

The municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned inarticle L. 5211-28 of the General Local Authorities Code may draw up a local sports plan in order to formalise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-8

…a payment service provider providing a payment initiation service mentioned in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1, the payer may not revoke the payment order after having given his consent for the payment…

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