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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-36

…tworks, including ducts and drawing chambers, subject to, when the competences mentioned in article L. 1425-1 are exercised by another territorial authority or another public cooperation establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2

…the second cycle of medical studies.Persons belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-3

When the statutory auditor of a legal entity referred to in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-4 identifies, in the course of carrying out his assignment, facts likely to jeopardise the continued operation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-1

…the rules of this title and the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of III and IV of Article L. 622-13 and those of Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter IV shall not apply to it. The accelerated safegua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-16

…he supervisory body, as well as, where applicable, the specialised committee referred to in Article L. 823-19 acting under the responsibility of these bodies: 1° Their general work programme implement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-36

The credits from the allocation referred to in Article L. 2334-32 are allocated by the State representative in the department to the beneficiaries mentioned in article L. 2334-33, in the form of grant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1

…technical support to the professional branches for their certification mission mentioned in article L. 6113-4;4° Providing a local service for very small, small and medium-sized businesses, making it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 6122-1 is subject to compliance with commitments relating, on the one hand, to the expenditure to be borne by the health insurance scheme or to the volume o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-4

…m exploitation or, failing that, assessed on a flat-rate basis in the cases provided for in Article L. 131-4. The scale and terms of payment of this remuneration are set by means of an agreement betwe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

…depository may be registered in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, unless the issuer decides otherwise.Financial securities that are not admitted to the oper…

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