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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L2511-36-1

The special statement for each arrondissement provided for in article L. 2511-37 an investment section for the investment expenditure referred to in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 2511-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-4

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may only be carried out after a favourable opinion has been obtained from the Committee for the Protection of Individuals referred to in Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-2

I.-The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2252-1 are not applicable to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a municipality :1° For housing construction, acquisition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

I.-The national health data system brings together and makes available :1° Data from the information systems mentioned in article L. 6113-7 of the present code ;2° Data from the national inter-regime…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-2

The share capital must be at least €37,000. The reduction of the share capital to a lower amount may only be decided subject to the condition precedent of a capital increase intended to bring it to an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-32

I A. - The designation of the tourist communes mentioned in articles L. 133-11 and L. 134-3 of the Tourism Code is granted, by decree of the President of the Executive Council of Corsica taken for a p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the illegal broadcasting of sporting events and competitions

Article L333-11

The authorised and sworn agents of the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) may record acts likely to con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-31

For the medicinal products of major therapeutic interest mentioned in article L. 5111-4 , marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products draw up and impleme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-4

…all designate by order the body responsible for managing the telephone cold calling list, after competitive tendering, for a period set by regulation. The body mentioned in the first paragraph shall m…

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