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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-2

…ublic establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, communes, mixed syndicates defined in article L. 5711-1 or article L. 5711-4, territorial chambers of commerce and industry, agriculture, trades a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27

…tions concerned;2° Where the agreement does not include all the mandatory clauses listed in Article L. 2261-22;3° Where the agreement does not cover all the occupational categories in the branch, but…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-50

…e Autorité des marchés financiers. Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 123-22 of the Commercial Code, the accounts of an undertaking for collective investment in transf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

…pensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections set up under article L. 1142-22, on the basis of national solidarity.The Office will arrange for an expert report to be d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…ithout prejudice to the specific provisions applicable to them, the prohibitions defined in Article L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertakin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

…r to any controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…ment is carried out by a panel of experts, the report is drawn up jointly by the members of the panel. It informs the Office national d'indemnisation instituted in article L. 1142-22 of this mission w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…hin the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered securities that cannot be traded on a regulated market…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

…set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 561-1 ; 2° Article L. 561-2 with the exception of its 1° quater, 6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming o…

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