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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18

I - The natural or legal persons mentioned in article L. 211-1 are registered in the register mentioned inarticle L. 141-3. II.-In order to be registered, these persons must: 1° Provide travellers wit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-35

…L. 213-33 of this code, which presents its observations. The final audit report is sent to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-4

…erned is the inevitable result of the exercise of an activity other than those mentioned in article L. 1212-3 ; b) The supply to the public network is intended solely to exploit this production for co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisational rules

Article L541-8

…s and procedures efficiently ; 2° When providing the advice referred to in 1° or 3° of I of Article L. 541-1, have appropriate systems in place to obtain the relevant information referred to in 3° of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-8

…standing on the part of the referrer, or if the facts are time-barred within the meaning of Article L. 462-7, or if it considers that the facts invoked do not fall within its jurisdiction.It may also…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11

…ol it or that are controlled by it in the European Union, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3, the services mentioned in e of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-1

…etermined each year according to the total population of these communes and their financial potential.This special allocation changes each year according to the rate of change in the overall operating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-3

…Within the framework of the agreement mentioned in 1° of this II, and without prejudice to Article L. 1511-2, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may delega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-25

…administrator or liquidator has been appointed for a credit institution in accordance with Articles L. 612-34 and L. 613-24, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, after obtaining t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-2

…ent, prevent or reduce the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned inArticle L. 4161-1 and occupational deintegration, and to contribute to keeping workers in employment ; 2° bi…

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