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Showing 51615170 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L132-26

Any breach of the obligations mentioned in articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 relating to promotional offers and operations by electronic means is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-28

…rtfolio management company or any other similar foreign body, or, by way of derogation from article L. 214-24-34, shares in limited liability companies or companies with equivalent status in the count…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-29

Where a fonds commun de placement à risques is a master FIA, the feeder undertakings for collective investment are subject to the holding, marketing, advertising and canvassing rules applicable to the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provision of essential data

Article L2196-2

…e format, with the exception of data the disclosure of which would breach the provisions of article L. 2132-1 or be contrary to public policy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29

…on ensuring a well-defined, transparent and consistent division of responsibilities, effective procedures for identifying, managing, monitoring and reporting the risks to which they are or may be expo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-2

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1524-4, exceptional grants may be awarded by ministerial order to communes in which abnormal circumstances lead to particular financial difficulties.These grant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-29

An easement is instituted for the benefit of the communes of French Polynesia, or their public establishments or public service concessionaires who undertake work to establish drinking water pipes or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…e table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-2

I. - The coordinator is the competent authority responsible for the coordination and exercise of supplementary supervision. It may decide, after consultation with the competent authorities concerned a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Relations between the State and the local authority

Article LO6245-2

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