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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-4

The failure of any senior manager of a credit institution, finance company or one of the legal entities or subsidiaries referred to in Articles L. 612-24 and L. 612-26 to respond, after formal notice,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Working conditions and forward-looking management of jobs and skills

Article L2241-12

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every three years, to negotiate on working conditions, forward-looking management of jobs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-16

Unless there are special legislative provisions, the agreement defined in Article L. 2312-19 and Article L. 2312-55 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-1

The following offences are punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000 1° For the director of an establishment referred to in article L. 3222-1 to maintain the psychiatric care measure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-2

Except where they are declared or authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-9, or where they are tastings with a view to sale within the meaning of article 1587 of the French Civil Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-8

Notwithstanding the existence of any other claim, the claims guaranteed by the lien established in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of the Labour Code must, by order of the offici…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 537

Manufacturers and merchants of wrought or unwrought gold, silver and platinum or alloys of these metals, and, in general, all persons who hold materials of this kind for the exercise of their professi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-33

The articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7, L. 2123-8, L. 2123-9, L. 2123-12 à L. 2123-15, II and III of article L. 2123-20, II of article L. 2123-24, the III of article L. 2123-24-1, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-16

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 3661-15 are sent to the local authority. They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Metropolitan Lyon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-33

The territorial collectivity of Corsica determines, within the framework of the sustainable planning and development plan, the broad guidelines for the island's agricultural, rural and forestry, fishe…

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