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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-9

Article L. 2143-3 is applicable to the metropolis of Lyon. For its application:1° The reference to public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or groupings is replaced by the reference to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-9

Where the activities of a trading platform referred to in Article L. 420-1 that has installed access arrangements in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreeme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-9

…ent plan in terms of adapting to climate change and improving air quality in application of Article L. 4433-7-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…instruments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or to financial contracts underlying the latter, they shall provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-9

…tial or total payment of the taxes provided for therein. When the department referred to in article L. 561-23 has received information about fraudulent evasion or attempted fraudulent evasion of the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-95

…al or total sale of the assets. Such disposals are deemed to meet the conditions set out in Article L. 214-114.The reports of the management company, the statutory auditors and the draft resolutions o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-9

The agreement or collective agreement provided for inarticle L. 1223-8 sets out: 1° The size of the companies concerned; 2° The activities concerned; 3° The measures for informing employees about the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-9

…o a commercial court judge who has one of the qualities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 713-3, when the company or public establishment to which it belongs is the subject of safeguard,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-9

…ditions that do not comply with those set out in the first, second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 1241-5 of the Public Health Code or for purposes other than diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

…aforementioned Regulation, despite a formal notice issued under the conditions laid down in Article L. 5131-6, shall be punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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