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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-74

…nt of the Tribunal Judiciaire of the steps he has taken and communicate the results to him. Article L. 611-2 I of the Commercial Code applies, under the same conditions, to the Social and Economic Com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-7

…artements ne répondant pas aux conditions démographiques mentionnées au premier alinéa de l'article L. 3334-6-1.Departments whose per capita financial potential is more than twice the average per capi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-2

…e region's financial commitments resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt related to the investment portion of partnership contracts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…lowing definitions shall apply 1° Regulated entity : a) A credit institution referred to in Article L. 511-1 ; b) A company referred to in Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code, a mutual insurance co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-1

…der the above conditions. This article applies to the regions, subject to the provisions of Article L. 4312-6.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-4

…y fail to arrange for the appointment of the fund's auditor in accordance with the terms of article L. 214-8-6. II. - Any statutory auditor, either in his own name or as a partner in a company of stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…ks I and II of Part Six of this Code do not apply, with the exception of those mentioned in Article L. 6431-9;13° The reference to any social or medico-social establishment or sector is not applicable…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-7

…rticipation; 7° The arrangements and frequency of controls, the type of body referred to in Article L. 721-9 in charge of carrying them out, as well as the arrangements for financing these inspections…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2313-1

…unes of 3,500 inhabitants or more, budget documents, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2343-2, are appended with:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the municipality;2° A lis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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