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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

…umer affairs, after consulting the National Water Committee and the National Consumer Affairs Council. The municipal council or the deliberative assembly of the group of local authorities shall, if ne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-4

I.-Any breach of the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 5141-14-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal ent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…fy the proposed perimeter adopted, in compliance with the objectives set out in I and II of article L. 5210-1-1 and the guidelines defined in III of the same article, by the departmental commission(s)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-4

…althcare system that have been approved at national level under the conditions laid down in article L. 1114-1, by the operators concerned or their insurers and by the Office.The composition of the pan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…d pay them into the beneficiaries' company savings plan under the conditions set out in the article L. 3332-11 du code du travail. It deducts from this amount the sums needed to pay the resulting tax…

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

Article L3441-4-1

…ments of the Republic, with one or more States, territories or regional bodies mentioned in Article L. 3441-2. The president of the departmental council submits this framework programme to the deliber…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-1

…inancial penalties on natural or legal persons producing or marketing products mentioned in Article L. 5311-1 or providing services associated with these products, which may be accompanied by daily fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-41

…ansferred to a new fund. The demerger is decided by the management company. Notwithstanding article L. 214-24-48, it is not subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers, but must be noti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4-2

…a doctor practising as a replacement or with a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. The signing of this contract entitles the holder to remuneration in addition to income fr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-4

…rategies, processes and reporting procedures established by the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 in order to comply with the provisions of Title V of this Book. This examination and eval…

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