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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-1

…Etat.By way of derogation from the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs and those of articles L. 2213-2 and L. 2213-3, decrees may transfer traffic policing on certain sections of trunk roads to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-43

…committal and transfer a body to a funeral home must hold the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23 on the sole basis of the professional competence of the agents and the compliance of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-1

…ct, in the case of property belonging to a section of a municipality, to the provisions of articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-19. The balance sheet of acquisitions and disposals carried out on the territor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-94

…to remedy the situation. In the case of a branch of a credit institution mentioned in I of Article L. 511-10, where the prices of the products and services mentioned in Books II and III offered to cu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-75

…ions. The nominal value of the shares is set by the articles of association provided for in Article L. 512-73. The amount of shares subscribed by the members referred to in 3 and 4 of Article L. 512-7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-8

…tory.III. - Where a payment institution carries out hybrid activities within the meaning of Article L. 522-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the person responsi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-18

…social and economic committee and the contact person provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 2314-1 receive the training they need to carry out their duties in terms of health, safety and wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-28

…special negotiating body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, employee participation in the European Company is governed by the following provisions:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

…llers and means of sea and air transport at the points of entry to the country mentioned in article L. 3115-11 before their departure, in order to combat the international spread of disease. These hea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-2

…s holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in articles L. 4361-3 and L. 4361-4 registered in accordance with the first paragraph may practise the professio…

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