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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19

…ions and companies in the event of : 1° Failure to notify : a) the contracts referred to in article L. 222-7 ; b) Contracts referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 222-17; c) The agreements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-34

…department(s) concerned after receiving the opinion of the municipal councils of the member communes.This opinion is deemed favourable if it has not been given at the end of a period of three months…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions for the application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article L711-7

…the provisions of the present code apply ipso jure in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-14

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15 and if it has received a filing date, the patent application shall give rise to the drawing up of a search report on the elements…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-17

…two conditions are met:1° If the distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of articles L. 232-11, L. 232-12 and L. 232-15; 2° If the company establishes that the beneficiaries were aware…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-9

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-15 with the exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Raising awareness of major natural hazards

Article L4823-1

…on, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the employees mentioned in article L. 4644-1 are also responsible for providing information on the prevention of natural risks, mention…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…t up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspections carried out pursuant to Article L…

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