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Showing 55515560 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-23

…at the planned transaction would have required if it had been carried out outside a resolution procedure. Private persons include the holders of equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article L2223-2

The deliberative assembly of the local authority or the deliberative body of the local public institution authorises the executive body to sign the partnership contract.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article L2221-2

In the case of local authorities and their public bodies, the assessment of how the project is to be carried out, the budgetary sustainability study and the opinions on these are presented to the deli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-2

…defence, for1° Implementing at regional level the health policy defined in application of articles L. 1411-1 and L. 1411-1-1, in liaison with the competent authorities in the fields of occupational h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-2

…man blood or its components may only be collected for therapeutic use by the Etablissement Français du Sang mentioned in Chapter II of this Title and by the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre, appr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…s intended for the Fonds de compensation pour la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, referred to in Article L. 1615-1, are distributed among the regions, départements, communes, the Lyon metropolitan area, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-24

The institutions referred to in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 and their branches established in France are subject to the following provisions of this chapter and the regulatory provisions adopted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9-1

…ng for innovative works, supplies or services within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 2172-3 and meeting a need with an estimated value of less than 100,000 euros excluding tax. These…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article LO6473-2

The local authority's revenue from the operating section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 4331-2 as well as those created by the local authority in the exercise of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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