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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-47

…e garantie. The holdings of the caisses régionales de crédit agricole mutuel referred to in Article L. 512-34 in the capital of the organe central du crédit agricole are grouped together in a joint co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-20

…es place according to the procedures laid down in the first, second and third paragraphs of Article L. 4422-18.These provisions apply when the President of the Executive Council terminates the functio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux articles L. 252-2 et L. 252-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-16

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 3661-15 are sent to the local authority. They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Metropolitan Lyon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…rd in the account the points corresponding to the data declared by the employer pursuant to article L. 4163-6 and shall inform the worker each year of the points acquired in respect of the previous ye…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-19

…n country is linked to one of the activities punishable by the offences referred to in I of Article L. 561-15, customs officers may temporarily detain it in accordance with the procedures set out in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-3

…e judiciaire to obtain, by way of the remuneration due to him pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 444-2, a sum at least equal to a threshold set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the case is decla…

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