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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Final provisions

Article L613-63

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation referred to in Article L. 318-1 in the following cases:1° If one or more of the conditions set out in article L. 318…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

A departmental mobilisation fund for integration is established in the form of a levy on State revenue and benefits the departments, the territorial authority of Martinique, and the authorities of Sai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article L352-8

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall immediately inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution if they become aware that the Minimum Capital Requirement provided for in Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-19

The Conseil des maisons de vente is financed by the payment of professional fees paid by the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

I. - Sociétés de crédit foncier are specialised credit institutions whose exclusive purpose is to:1° To grant or acquire guaranteed loans, exposures to public entities and securities, deposits and exp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-4

I. - The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to receive the resources of the fund for the individual right to training of local elected representatives referred to in article L. 1621-3. I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-1

The resources of Metropolitan Lyon include:1° The resources mentioned in the chapitre III du titre III du livre III de la deuxième partie, dès lors qu'elles peuvent être instituées au profit des établ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-3

The mobility organising authorities pursuant to I of article L. 1231-1 of the Transport Code, the municipalities continuing to organise mobility services pursuant to II of the same article L. 1231-1 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L2333-86

The fees referred to in article L. 2333-84 are subject to the five-year statute of limitations which begins to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year limitation period instituted by…

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