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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-2

…tes may be authorised to merge. The merger is carried out under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-41-3, with the exception of provisions relating to territorial continuity. For the applicati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations of intermediary payment service providers and cooperation obligations

Article L722-15

…quests for information on the payer and payee sent to them by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the judicial authorities and crimin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-5

For the application of article L. 6235-1 in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the border countries are: 1° For Gu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts and the territorial authorities of Martinique and Guyana under the conditions defined in article L. 2334-41;Local authorities in mainland France that meet the following three conditions:1° The loca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…part, to an intercommunal social action centre created under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-4-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and called a "territorial social action c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: User rights

Article L137-4

…r removal of works uploaded by these users as a result of the actions referred to in III of Article L. 137-2. III - The mechanism referred to in II above must make available to users of its service a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…detention measure provided for by this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-17-1 and L. 521-17-2, the detention measure shall be lifted ipso jure if the applicant fails,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-10

…Contributions to the resolution funding mechanism are determined in accordance with II of article L. 312-8-1. The Supervisory Board issues an opinion on the methods for calculating contributions to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-13

…charges applicable to transactions relating to the management of an account referred to in article L. 522-4, in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister responsible for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-7

…h the holder of the information and the applicant.Subject to the objection provided for in articles L. 1111-5 and L. 1111-5-1, in the case of a minor, the right of access is exercised by the person or…

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