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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-8

The offer of a benefit covered by article L. 1453-7 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary and the person referred to in article L. 1453-5. This agreement is subject to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-8

…g local precautions on objects entrusted to his vigilance and authority by 1°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 2212-2, by the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2542-4 and by article L. 2542-5…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article L311-8

…the provisions applicable to hotel classification and prices are punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros. Articles L. 490-1 to L. 490-4 of the French Commercial Code apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-4

…AIF under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. In this case, the AIF is no longer marketed in the European Union or in a State party to the Agre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Statutory auditors

Article L512-82

…ng of each regional caisse or union. He must be chosen in accordance with the provisions of article L. 511-38. The term of office is determined in accordance with articles L. 823-3 and L. 823-3-1 of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-1

…des marchés financiers may appoint a provisional administrator for a person referred to in Article L. 543-1, to whom all powers of administration, management and representation of the legal entity sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2315-81

Notwithstanding Articles L. 2315-78 and L. 2315-80, the Social and Economic Committee may call upon any type of expert opinion paid for by it for the preparation of its work.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-8

For the application of article L. 622-24, the bodies referred to in Article L. 351-21 of the Labour Code are the territorial bodies responsible for providing unemployment insurance benefits and collec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

…nd persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and, at its request, the public prosec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-8

By way of derogation from article L. 225-218 of the French Commercial Code, local semi-public companies are required to appoint at least one statutory auditor.This obligation also applies to companies…

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