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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

The following are compulsory for the local authority:1° Expenditure relating to the running of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the local authority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the func…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11-1

Without prejudice to specific legislative provisions, when a private-law or public-law person takes over all or part of the activity of a chamber of commerce and industry, whatever the legal classific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11-2

The provisions of this subsection do not apply to offers to the public mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share fractions issued in breach of the provisions relating to the incorporation of public limited companies with a public offer, as set out in this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the supervisory authority of the host Member State concerned where it d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is informed by the supervisory authority of a host Member State where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking with its head office in France o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their member municipalities

Article L5211-11-3

The creation of a conference of mayors is compulsory in public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, except where the bureau of the public establishment already incl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their member municipalities

Article L5211-11-2

I. - After each general renewal of the municipal councils or an operation provided for in articles L. 5211-5-1 A or L. 5211-41-3, the president of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L71-112-1

The following form part of the revenue collected by the territorial collectivity of French Guiana: 1° The revenue of the departments provided for in titre III du livre III de la troisième partie; 2° L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require credit institutions and finance companies to publish more than once a year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referr…

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