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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-28

The Director, under the authority and control of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, is responsible for the operation of the régie. To this end: 1° He shall take the measures necessary to implemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-29

The Director may, under his responsibility and supervision, delegate his signature to one or more heads of department.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1 : Application for a cinema licence

Article R211-2

The showing of a work or document dubbed into French is subject to the issue of a separate cinematographic exhibition licence from that issued for the showing of the work or document in the original v…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: CASE OF A FOREIGNER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR A STATE WITH WHICH THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS IS APPLICABLE

Article L615-2

Articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge of the decision provided for in article L. 615-1 when the foreign national who is the subject of it is under house arrest pursuant to art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-2

In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 522-37-1, the operating rules for the register provided for in the previous article set out the information to be sent by general shops to the platform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-20

I. - The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The procedures for organising and asse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 125-1 constitute, in the form of an economic interest grouping or a société anonyme à capital variable or a société coopérative de commerçants détaillants, a lega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-2

The credit institution referred to in article L. 518-25-1 shall open a Livret A passbook account to any person referred to in article L. 221-3 who so requests.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-2

No organs may be removed for donation from a living minor or from a living adult who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation of the person.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-264

Each participant has one vote at the general meeting of the workers' cooperative. The articles of association may, however, allocate several votes to participants, depending on the amount of their sal…

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