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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-2

…menting the disciplinary powers it derives from the disciplinary regulations referred to in article L. 131-8. The Agency shall be informed of the action taken on its referral and may submit observatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-5

…these same authorities to provide it with any information necessary for the performance of its tasks. The information transmitted shall be covered by professional secrecy under the conditions applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…0 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances. The General Regulation specifies the conditions for issuing and withdrawing this authorisation, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: The investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36-1

…systems or the implementation of departmental risk analysis and coverage plans mentioned in article L. 1424-7. The commune of Marseille is eligible for subsidies from this fund.II. - Each year, a comm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company establis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-7

…aken in each of them, a single order may be issued by one of the competent liberty and custody judges. The judge must check that the request for authorisation submitted to him or her is well-founded;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-1

…n intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises. There can only be one holder of such a plan. The plan gives rise to the opening of a securities a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…d pay them into the beneficiaries' company savings plan under the conditions set out in the article L. 3332-11 du code du travail. It deducts from this amount the sums needed to pay the resulting tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-2

…beration and has a period of two months from its referral to give an opinion to the municipal council. Where the syndicate committee has not been set up, the municipal council's deliberation is publis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-4-1

…ments of the Republic, with one or more States, territories or regional bodies mentioned in Article L. 3441-2. The president of the departmental council submits this framework programme to the deliber…

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