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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-2

The number of members of the municipal councils of the communes is set in accordance with the table below: COMMUNESNUMBER OF MEMBERSof the municipal councilLess than 100 inhabitants7From 100 to 499 in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8

…competence of organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…s or services for which he intends to contract. For all contracts mentioned and defined in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, the offer shall state, in accordance with the corresponding model informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21

…of animals of non-domestic species for at least one of the reasons mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 427-6 of the Environment Code and to request, under the conditions set out in article L. 427-5 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

…h, when, following the suspension or partial withdrawal of the accreditation referred to in Article L. 6221-1, the laboratory is no longer able to comply with this maximum percentage, the Director Gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in the case of a laboratory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-16

…of the chambers' staff and implements forward-looking management of jobs and skills at national level. It coordinates and chairs the national staff representative body. Under the conditions set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

The information referred to in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…to the adaptations provided for in II to XII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-22

…ate and exchange rate hedging transactions, and to take the decisions referred to in III of Article L. 1618-2 and in a of article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of this same article, and…

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