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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

I. - The regulations governing the fund set up to manage sums invested in application of Title III of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code relating to employee savings plans provide for the establi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

Powers exercised by a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation, the transfer of which to the latter is not provided for by law or by the decision establishing it, may, at any time, be retur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-2

I. - 1. Without prejudice to Article L. 2212-2 of this Code and notwithstanding article L. 1311-2 and to the second paragraph of l'article L. 1331-1 du code de la santé publique, the President of the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-2

For the application of this Code in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance" ; 2° "Tribunal de commerc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L4437-3

The following provisions of Part Four of this Code are not applicable to Mayotte: 1° Book I; 2° In Book II: a) Article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

I.-The annual consultation on the company's social policy, working conditions and employment covers employment trends, qualifications, the multiannual training programme, training initiatives planned…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-4

The municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned inarticle L. 5211-28 of the General Local Authorities Code may draw up a local sports plan in order to formalise…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-24

Any producer who, in his capacity as line producer, has taken the initiative and financial, artistic and technical responsibility for the production of a feature-length cinematographic work eligible f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-6

…t services, payment institutions must obtain authorisation which is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

I.-Any commercial company that neither controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial ye…

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