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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-4

The Ile-de-France region benefits from the allocation of the share, set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, of the proceeds from the increase in the tariff of police fines relating to road traffic, in ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for ratifying agreements in companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2232-22-1

The procedures for revision and denunciation provided for in Article L. 2232-22 are applicable to collective agreements, regardless of the procedures for their conclusion, when the undertaking subsequ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: FIAs open to non-professional investors

Article L742-8

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013 676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

…ns of the Consumer Code without prejudice to the powers granted to the agents mentioned in Articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in Book V of the same Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-5

…O 6271-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6264-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6264-5 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-5

…O 6371-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6364-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6364-5 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…ditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The model report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application of article L. 3512-16 ; 3° The content of the declarat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-46

…ard a copy of the relevant cooperation arrangements it has entered into in accordance with Articles L. 214-24-1 and L. 532-36 to the host Member States of the asset management company concerned.The Au…

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