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Showing 12711280 of 37670 articles for Art. s. L. 145-48 & L. 145-50

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

…ws The overall autonomy grant for French Polynesia is unrestricted and is paid in monthly instalments.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions for hunting accidents occurring in mainland France.

Article L421-8

The guarantee fund set up by article L. 421-1 is responsible for compensating for personal injury caused by all acts of hunting or destruction of animals likely to cause damage in those parts of the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…The following personsa) Investment firms and branches of third-country firms referred to in Article L. 532-48 ; b) Market undertakings;c) Members of clearing houses other than the persons mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-7

…premises used for business purposes, excluding the parts of these premises used for private purposes.They may ask to see the business registers and documents that manual money changers are required t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-17

…decision has been taken. They shall also hear the approved national consumer protection associations.These decrees shall specify the conditions under which manufacturers, importers and distributors w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-4

…r the départements of the Ile-de-France region. The resources of the fund are set at 60 million euros.II. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a synthetic index of resources and charges…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…populous municipality is the central municipality of an urban unit with more than 15,000 inhabitants. The population threshold of 50,000 is reduced to 30,000 when the agglomeration community includes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with training and professional integration

Article L5134-123

The application for assistance with training and professional integration describes the content of the proposed post, its position in the organisation of the establishment to which the student is assi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-18

I.-The supervisory board and the members mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 612-8-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code may refer the situation of a person mentioned in Article L. 311-1 to the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

…e relating to income earned by the company, which is equal to the net income referred to in article L. 214-51, plus retained earnings, plus or minus the balance of accruals and deferrals defined by de…

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