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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-2

…tuation in a given sector. The decree is issued after consultation with the National Consumer Council. It specifies its period of validity, which may not exceed six months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

I. - The fund referred to in article L. 2135-9 is managed by a joint association, administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of employee trade unions and professional employers' o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-5

…referred to in Title I of Book II of Part Five;4° The public establishments referred to in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning code;5° Local authorities with special status located within the terr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46

…ement may benefit, where it meets the conditions for early intervention referred to in I of Article L. 511-41-5, from financial support from one or more of the other parties to the agreement. This agr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-34

I. - After receiving the application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 532-30, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall examine whether the AIFM's designation of France as the reference Mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5

…ee of their choice. This interview does not replace the professional interview mentioned in article L. 6315-1.When the professional interview is carried out at the end of a term of office as a permane…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-3

…f the General Tax Code.b) The following revenues:1° The communal share provided for in I of article L. 2333-2;2° The proceeds of the tax on advertising levied on posters, advertisements and illuminate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…This decree or, as the case may be, this order results in the consecutive implementation of article L. 5211-25-1. When the conditions for liquidation have been met, the dissolution of the public estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…2, in the experiment relating to the recentralisation of the solidarity income mentioned in article L. 262-2 of the code of social action and families no longer benefit from this scheme from 1 January…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…ution college may decide to appoint a resolution administrator to the person referred to in Article L. 311-1, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representation of this person sha…

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