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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6453-1

…used or neglected to exercise. The taxpayer or elector submits a brief to the administrative tribunal. The president of the territorial council submits this brief to the territorial council at the nea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3

…de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies, in addition to the conditions set out in Article L. 511-10, whether the credit institution has: 1° Sufficient initial capital or endowment as determi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…article L. 515-36 du code de l'environnement ou mentionnée à l'article L. 211-2 du code minier; 9° Membre d'…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-1

Aircraft and other products, parts and equipment, as well as organisations and persons subject to the technical safety and security requirements laid down either by this Book or by Regulation (EC) No…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-14

A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-2

The opening and operation of any establishment for the manufacture or packaging, even on an ancillary basis, of cosmetic products, as well as the extension of the activity of an establishment to inclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

…reedom of establishment, the need for facilities to provide the primary care referred to in article L. 1411-11 and the secondary care referred to in article L. 1411-12. The provisions it contains in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-1

…rate municipal services or activities of general interest under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2253-2.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, communes and their grouping…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-48

I. - The subsidiaries dedicated to carrying out the activities referred to in I of Article L. 511-47 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as investment firms or, wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-8

…east €40 million;c) A company that owns or controls another company, within the meaning of Articles L. 233-1 et L. 233-3, provided that the number of employees of all the companies concerned is equal…

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