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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-4

…he request of the holder, be liquidated or redeemed before the due date referred to in article L. 224-1 in the following cases only: 1° The death of the holder's spouse or their partner in a civil sol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

…hat ensure the representation of all categories of staff. Notwithstanding article 9 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and chapter II of law no. 84-16 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

…y the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 511-44 and which is not included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Comme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

…idered complete once it includes a candidate and his or her alternate for the colleges mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1 in each department.The list or lists of candidates are drawn u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-4

…er of the promissory note, the drawer of the cheque or the acceptor of the bill of exchange; Column 4: the surname, forenames, company or business name, if applicable trade name, profession and domici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46

…iew to adopting a child, he or she goes abroad to a collectivity governed by Article 73 or Article 74 of the Constitution or to New Caledonia, from a metropolitan department, another collectivity gove…

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

Article L1272-4

…ent having been expressed under the conditions set out in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 1241-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 Euros.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Collection, monitoring, penalties and disputes relating to the flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-43

I. - Lodgers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-40 are required to make a declaration to the town hall no later than one month before each collection period. This decla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-4

…olice matters entrusted to the vigilance and authority of the mayor are those determined in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6° and 7° of Article L. 2212-2. The mayor is also responsible for: 1° De réprimer les délits con…

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