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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-8

I.-A contract by which a supplier makes a commitment to any person engaged in production, distribution or service activities on a price offer following remote reverse auctions, organised in particular…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 M

I. - Communes and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-7

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-6

Without prejudice to Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles L. 621-17-3 and L. 621-20-1 of this Code and the exercise of its powers by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the latter,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-2

Authorisation is granted, taking into account the elements of the certification reports issued by the Haute Autorité de santé which concern the project for which it is requested and which are relevant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-5

I. - The Territorial Council may, where it has been empowered to do so at its request by law or by decree, as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-30

I. - By way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of article R. 214-32-29, a general purpose investment fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single iss…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-7

The following are considered to be liquid within the meaning of IV of Article L. 214-165-1: 1° Transferable securities which are admitted to trading on a trading platform of a State party to the Agree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

The bodies or undertakings referred to in Article 7 of L. 440-2 meet the following conditions:they do not offer clearing services on behalf of third parties; -they belong to one of the following categ…

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