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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-1

…by the public authority concerned, after consultation with the President of the Departmental Council. The organisation of public or private educational group childcare outside the parental home, duri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-13

…e debtor or from a person who controls or is controlled by the debtor within the meaning of Article L. 233-16, except in the case of remuneration received in respect of an ad hoc mandate or a court-ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-13

…are added: "I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L. 723-13 shall append a supplementary list containing the names, positions and residences of the ca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…electronic communications infrastructures and networks, within the meaning of 3° and 15° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code. Where appropriate, they may acquire rig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

…the latter, free of charge, from the date set by an agreement, subject to the provisions of article L. 1424-19. This agreement, concluded between, on the one hand, the commune or the public establishm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Accounting provisions

Article L214-109

…its assets. These values are the subject of resolutions submitted to the General Meeting for approval. During the financial year, and if necessary, the Supervisory Board provided for in article L. 214…

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

Article L3661-11

…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 local tax rates provided for in the article 1639 A du code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-10

…nce, whether regulated or not, which is part of a financial conglomerate and referred to in Article L. 612-26, they shall ask the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or, where applicable,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-1

I.-An unavailable work within the meaning of this chapter is a protected work for which it can be presumed in good faith, following reasonable investigative efforts, that it is not available to the pu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2125-1

The purchaser may, in compliance with the rules applicable to the procedures defined in this Title, use purchasing techniques to pre-select economic operators likely to meet its needs or to enable ten…

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