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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-4

…amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of Article 78 of Finance Act no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same 2.1, received or b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-9

…ts the principles set out in article L. 101-2 of the town planning code.It sets out the fundamental guidelines for the protection and enhancement of the territory, agricultural, rural and forestry dev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-2

…If the deliberative body decides to draw up the governance pact referred to in 1° of this I, it adopts it within nine months of the general renewal or the operation referred to in the first paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-3

…ns for the staff of the establishments belonging to the group;5° The definition of common strategic guidelines for the prospective management of jobs and skills, attractiveness and recruitment, remune…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 quater

…388-0 as well as 3 of I and III of article 1518 A quinquies do not apply to the City of Paris. From 2022, the penultimate paragraph of III of Article 1530 bis, the fifth paragraph of article 1599 quat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-5

…hdrawal or suspension of this authorisation, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. "

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-3

…ling or attempting to reveal a trade secret is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000."The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years, the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-7

…rs or to convene them to any general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for any manager…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-4

…rs or to convene them to the general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.It is a criminal offence for the directors of an investment firm or portfolio managemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-1

…e prohibitions set out in article L. 524-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. Any person who fails to comply with the prohibition laid down in article L. 524-5 shal…

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