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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-4

…trative public establishments have one financial year, from the date of publication of the results, to comply with the budgetary and accounting provisions relating to their belonging to a different de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-4

The municipality may award subsidies to existing companies whose purpose is to operate cinemas under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. These subsidies may only be awarded to establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article L2242-4

…lso, without prior authorisation, provisionally or as a precautionary measure, accept legacies made to them. The deliberation of the town council or the administrative commission, which takes place su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-4

…hese communities or the formation of an inter-communal syndicate, a decree sets the rules according to which this expenditure is to be apportioned between them. For this apportionment, account is take…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-4

The directors, employees and agents of clearing houses are bound by professional secrecy. In the case of transactions in financial contracts, clearing houses may disclose information covered by profes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article L519-4

…n an occasional basis, is entrusted with funds as an agent of the parties, is required at all times to provide evidence of a financial guarantee specifically allocated to the repayment of these funds…

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

Article L532-41

Any dispute arising between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the AIFM established in a third country of which France is the reference Member State shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-4

…who are tied agents of investment service providers, as well as natural persons who have the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as tied agents of investment service providers, mus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-4

At the end of each financial year, in addition to drawing up its own accounts, the manager shall draw up an inventory of the assets under its management and a statement of the sums collected during th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-4

Voting advisers shall make public the code of conduct to which they refer and report on its application. Where a voting adviser does not refer to a code of conduct or where, in referring to such a cod…

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