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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VIII : Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

Article L5218-2

I.-A.-The metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence exercises the competences provided for in article L. 5217-2, with the exception of: 1° The competence "promotion of tourism, including the creation of to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-3

…) Intercommunal groupings whose aggregate financial potential per inhabitant, as defined in Article L. 2336-2, is greater than 90% of the average aggregated financial potential per inhabitant;b) Commu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-50

…on or the filings of documents annexed to the national register of companies referred to in Article L. 123-37 are carried out through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article L. 123-33…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

…ecide to form the company, the funds must be deposited and the declaration provided for in articles L. 225-5 and L. 225-6.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-4

…ation that these persons and their suppliers communicate to the body or bodies mentioned in article L. 133-2 ; 2° A second portion, which may not exceed half of the total, is allocated to the payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Sales or provision of services with premiums

Article L121-19

…ds or services is prohibited where the practice in question is unfair within the meaning of Article L. 121-1. The provisions of this article apply to all production, distribution and service activitie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-47

…1° If one or more of the items of information that must appear in the tool provided for in article L. 224-43 are absent, inaccurate, obsolete or incomplete; 2° If the associated service does not comp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-16

…on the European Economic Area and who does not hold a sports agent's licence referred to in article L. 222-7 must enter into an agreement with a sports agent for the purpose of introducing an interest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-2

…tional level or in the company may take any legal action resulting from the application of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7, relating to equal pay for men and women.They may take such action on behalf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-25

…nomy, or social and medico-social monitoring activities carried out under the conditions of Article L. 1110-4, by :1° A health professional, health establishment or health service ;2° A professional o…

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